Poem: "She and Him"

"She and Him"

She:

I am more than just a pretty face
arms, long legs
and a vagina

You make me ache so bad
it hurts to cross my legs
dust off your lust
from the corner shelf

Oh baby, I know you will
do it, right here and now
invade my private space
with your dirty thoughts
longing to leak out

Him:

Bated breath in my chest
as the moon illuminates
your perfect nakedness
warmth against mine

The world falls away
as inhibition fades
the discourse of
passionate surrender
envelops the silence
overtaking the roaring
of the neglected tides
of ambivalent Fate.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Goodbye"

"Goodbye"

You take
and take
with selfish hands
and harsh words

Cutting my heart out
as I bleed
slumped on the floor
body fading

All the forgotten time
is gone now
like the silent wind
rustling the leaves

As the white wolf howls
the door creaks open
and life rushes out of me

Like a lover scorned
the laughter escapes from
within as I exhale
one defiant last breath
middle finger raised

Farewell
my favorite mistake
goodbye.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Never Fade"

"Never Fade"

The sun won't shine
quite as brightly
the music is gone
replaced by uncomfortable silence

You were a shooting star
so beautiful and vibrant
why did you have to burn
out so soon?

I'll carry your memory
with me forever
and the love you shared
will never be forgotten

I love you, dear one
Never fade away

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "On The Run"

"On The Run"

She smiled as
the door closed
behind her
this was the last
time

Falling away
forgetting to breathe
my lungs take you
in
once more

Step outside
into the waiting arms
of the shadowy velvet
winking murder

Blood so hot
it races in your
expectant veins
like a underpaid
whore

Take me far
from this place
of desolation
and feverish
sweet pain

Until the lure
of your possessive embrace
ensnares me again
just for old times sake

Spread your thighs
wide
and let the ripe air
drink your wanton desire

As you throw your head back in ecstasy
let me in
watching your every moment

My inhibition is gone
always
on the run.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Holding On"

"Holding On"

Everybody's on the run
gripping tightly at the wheel
chasing the setting of the sun
moment with you I want to steal

If you decide that it's best to leave
the darkness threatening to come in
my broken heart won't get a reprieve
being without you is the greatest sin

Holding on
but you're on the run
holding on
but you're on the run

Gone now
lost without you
but I'm still...

Holding on.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Fuck Chaucer"

"Fuck Chaucer"
- for Bukowski.

At the old joint
on the corner of
Hollywood and Vine
where the homeless scatter the street
like flies with their shit stained pants
and wrinkled upturned, gleaming teeth

"Spare some change, fella?," he asks

I ignore him and keep walking
lost in thought, my mind rambles
to the moment of the open door
when I caught my woman
in bed with another
fresh faced dancer
burying her tongue deep inside
her nether parts

"The bitch", I thought
oh, how I wanted to yell
and stomp and kick her
cheating ass out
and onto the cold, hard street

But no, like a pauper
I left without a word
went down the stairs
as Sinatra played
on the old transistor radio

"I'm fucking up," I said to myself
lighting up a cigarette
and taking in the cool night air
with each anxious breath
ever closer to the climax
of pathetic hands
on the jarring wheel.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Want"

"Want"

Your lips
the softness of your mouth
the sweet taste of your kiss
lingering in the aftermath

Your smile
the music of your laugh
the magnetic pull of
your radiant eyes

Your subtle touch
every beautiful curve
of your sensual body

I want you feel
your love so deep inside
the desire coming out
in the moment of our
inevitable intersection.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Resistance"

I.

In  the days of before
when men died and bled
courage gained nevermore
it's all been done and said

II.

The sky ominous and black
soldiers with their stone faces
never to find a soul they lack
only to go into desperate places

III.

Walk subtle on hallowed ground
a newborn baby cries, freed from mother's womb
lest the agony of one's screams make a tortured sound
love me a moment longer from our beautiful tomb.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Hot Shower and Vodka"

"Hot Shower and Vodka"

HE:

I called you on the line
three rings
no one home
been on my mind

I'm tired of sitting home
need your kind of trouble
tonight

SHE:

Step inside
my private space
to share together
a stolen moment
with you

Wet skin
subtle embrace
a kiss
ever softly

An unspoken invitation
of what could be

HE:

Hot and sticky
the hunger burns
through our desire
consuming us
in its path

Unfold slowly
stay with me now
under the cascade of water
and drink me

Until your thirst is satisfied.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "White Flag"

"White Flag"

Rainy night
dark and cold
teeth chatter
breath on the window
of an infallible chasm

Towards inescapable
parting
as my flag of last resistance
lies smoldering

You stand before me
destiny in a bridal gown
your embrace engulfs me
in inevitable intersection

The feel of your tectonic plates
as I surrender
drowning in a sea
of molten desire.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Shake My Tree"

"Shake My Tree"

Her eyes, beautiful and bright
swept across the sea of faces
in the room
her hips swaying as she walked
towards the bar

She lit a cigarette
and leaned over to
the bartender
and whispered something in her ear
her voice, a whisper in the wind

All the desire in the world
could never tame her
I did not have in me
to give her what she wanted

And yet, she smiled in my direction and said:

Come on, baby
I know you want me
shake my tree
let my body set your inhibitions free
because if you're good
I'll let you in for a night
fuck me like I think you should
because you can't resist me, try as you might

Come on, baby
shake my tree.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Dust and Promises"

"Dust and Promises"

Come closer, she said
with a knowing smile
moving towards me
with the trained grace
of a ballet dancer

Desire is a blade
that cuts too close
to my fragile skin
the blood on my hands
falling away
in desperate pieces

When all I wanted
was your touch
as the sun sets
all we shared

Fades away
until all that is left
is dust and
unfulfilled promises.

Copyright: 2010, by Raymund Diaz Delizo