Poem: "Chaste"

"Chaste"

I don't believe God
she says, smiling
Eve got a bad break
she tells herself

as she gets up
and puts her makeup on
a shade of pale red lipstick
cocktail dress that hugs her curves
and her dark hair is down
falling softly past her shoulders

she smiles
as she looks in the mirror
admiring the woman
she has become

the door bell rings
she feels butterflies
in her stomach
and the warmth of
her anticipation

intoxicating
as she opens the door
and gazes upon her beloved's face

she is taken
in the silence
of beautiful places

a secret common ground
where the fire
still burns
ever brightly still.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "A Lover's Prayer"

"A Lover's Prayer"

I was home
the night it happened
sitting on the couch
waiting in the dark

you came in
with another man
went up the stairs
leading him by the hand

The empty pit in my stomach
burned with regret and anger
causing me to clench my fists
and grit my teeth

How could you?
I did not sleep that night
somewhere inside
I could feel my heart shatter

I went up the stairs
to get my things the next day
and caught you with him
in bed

On the ride home
you fell asleep next to me
like a fool, I put my arms
around you

Outside, I saw crows fly overhead

May God grant them a better
Fate than
what karma has coming for you.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "The Killer"

"The Killer"

When the dust has settled
and the screams of agony
has subsided
the moonlight shining

He reaches out
and opens the trunk
gazing at her
lifeless body

How she adored him
with his ocean blue eyes
and disarming smile

The woman now gone
burned brightly
like a dying star
streaking across the sky

Her face
now bruised
her body
now battered

As he draws his gun
still smoking
putting the barrel
to his head

He shuts his eyes
and allows a smile
to creep along the corners
of his mouth

Dropping to his knees
he pulls the triggers
and waits for
death's embrace

Like an impatient lover
he swoons in brutal reply.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Ever After"

"Ever After"

Part I:

SHE

I have been waiting
all night
amid the rain
and the veiled tears

My insides hurt
the warmth inside
threatens to spill out

Have grown lonely
in this tiny room
with its bare walls

Your face etched
in my mind
no, my darling
I would be loathe
to forget

If I dare hold
you in my arms again
amid the roar
of desperate sirens

Would you dare choose
to love me amid the devils
and forsake eternal beauty
as angels weep?

Part II:

HE

You are
the shadow
lingering in silence
tempting me
taunting my former resolve

The sweetness
of your fragrance
betrays the cold steel
of your eyes

If I could forsake
everything I've ever known
in my brokenness
and constant shame

I would take the keys of heaven
and lay them down at your feet
I shall wait for your return
consume me
lest I fall prey
overcome by the solace
of despair and beautiful agony.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Temptation"

"Temptation"

The distance widens
between what was
and what is

the clock reads 2 a.m.
it is dark outside
and she is stuck in bed
restless

clinging onto the pillow
in a futile attempt
to spare her
from present despair

she gets up
and slips on
her favorite red skirt
high heels

she leaves her hair down
"It's much prettier that way,"
her ex used to tell her

inside, she seethes
anger and regret
churn her stomach

she reaches
for a cigarette
in her purse

lighting up
she takes
a long drag

and looks out
the open window
as the rain pours down

she smiles to herself
"Maybe tonight I will,"
she says
with a glimmer in her eye

as she heads out the door
into the beautiful unknown
daring to tempt Fate
one final time.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Infatuation"

"Infatuation"

The barrel of a .22 revolver
sleek, black, beautiful
the gun lays untouched
on the kitchen table

the anticipation
of the impending doom
that lies now at her feet

butterflies in her stomach
she gets up and goes to the window
her face gaunt, her eyes afire

she gets up slowly
and retrieves the gun
caressing it like a lover

she hears a voice inside urging her
"you know what you must do,"
she smiles as she puts the last bullet
into the chamber
and puts the .22 to her head

her hands are sweaty
her mouth parched
anticipating the moment
as the inevitable must
come to pass

she gently pulls the trigger
aching for the world to fade away
as thunder rings into her ears
sirens blare in the distance

her infatuation has come full circle.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo

Poem: "Prey"

"Prey"

The memory of you
still lingers in the recesses
of my tortured brain

the fragrance of you
still clings to the sheets
every time I lay to sleep

late nights spent
sharing coffee
watching you smile
as we talked about
nothing in particular

the way you looked
against the moonlight
luminous and dangerous
with a sultry gleam
in your eye

what we have
is reduced to dust now
in the aftermath
lost in the endless seams
of promises unkept

the night I caught you
in bed
with my sister

did you like it
when I walked in
and she had you
bent over
on the aching bed?

how I spent sleepless nights
awake while you were out
showing the world how much
of a woman you really were

if fate intends despair
and love must fade away
let ours streak across the sky
and reach its noble end

as I sit alone in the room
we once shared
know that I still love you

you are out there
in the shadows
watching me

a huntress waiting
to consume
her prey.

Copyright: 2009, by Raymund Diaz Delizo