Theresa Taylor

poem by Theresa Taylor

Nothing I do will change what's done All my mascara lines Cannot turn back time Believe me I've tried We were more than half way there There's a scarlet scar where you touched me Invisible to them But it haunts me here I've be... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

You make my eyes dilate! And my mind's Shutter open. I'm blinking the lens only so I can remember, Click! to capture you Click! to seize you Click- Click! to take you Advancing nostalgic scenes with the flick of my thumb. I sha... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

You're in my veins like fresh morning coffee It's crazy how you get me like this way Shocking my system and burning my tongue Lets drink each other in today Stir us up in sugar and dreams Leave rings on my heart as if to say You... Read more

story by Theresa Taylor

Last night Telegraph Avenue was dark Broadway's restaurants were empty Merchants boarded their windows A propaganda poster shivered in the wind Crucified with staples to the street pole It seemed to scream a ghostly warning As ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I retreat to my tower Afraid you won't understand Once you know what I really am Can you hold me under the full moon? I transform into a monster soon As I shed this sheep's skin you'd better have your armor to be in I'll do my ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I will search and search I will wait and ponder until I find the cracks in your walls I will not knock sweetly I will bang with my fists even if I am already 6 feet under I will dig far deeper I will be the army that breaks y... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

The black space behind my eyelids holds me in a safe masculine embrace As I pixilate and disappear I am free, warm, and safe At last a peace beyond heaven At last a flight without wings My heart is excited and fluttering lighte... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

When the movie ends and fades to black Into the present, the director has brought us back Where oil has spilled all over this planet It's gotten in our veins and become our choice energy habit There's no special effects that can c... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

weightless in a dead sea silent at last sunset fading from light to black resplendent ending sail my vessel over the edge of this world with the water I fall flying and free Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I'm not dead YET the sun has brought me yet another day there is still time yet Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

You appeared in my world and split it with all the subtleties of an earthquake, it shook me You stood right in front of me and banged on the doors So I let you in I didn't know I would fall in love with you That piece of me wi... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

a child needs comfort inside of you don't hide in the darkness with your mistakes squirriling away and holding onto the ache Just show me what's broken Let's explore those pieces together I'll show you that the cracks are what m... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

When I tried to smother the fire inside I scorched myself and I nearly died I know now I will never be too hurt to yearn And that true feelings are safe when they hide Attached like the shadow by your side Even if I sank in every... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

"Goodbye" was the thunder clap that shook me awake Unaware I was sleeping until your warm smile left the nest beside me I was alone, and cold, in the night... And like a landslide it moved me from a mindset I was so securely fasten... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

A hamster on crack is spinning a squeaky wheel in my rib cage It's been running for it's life all day and I can't console the damn thing This hyperactive fuzzball is going to be the death of me Nervous creature, afraid of everythin... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I didn't know I straddling a comet on a trajectory straight towards you. How could you have known that hitting every bump in the Milky Way would drop you to me? But WE crash landed on THIS planet at THAT moment for what I now know t... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I'm so easily stuck on you It's in the way you try not to smile even though you want to There's a fire in my soul I'll let you keep what you don't even know you stole Seconds turn to hours in your arms And I kinda like that So ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I'm so easily stuck on you It's in the way you try not to smile even though you don't want to And now there's a fire in my soul I'm breathless at the sight of you, unable to extinguish this burning sensation I'll let you keep wha... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Your love is late.... Late at night nesting in blankets listening to your voice drift through the darkness, full of laughter that I caused Late to work because holding your dreaming heart in my arms is my new calling Late in our ye... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Riddle me this Riddle me that How to stop love at the drop of a hat? Don't choose it Don't feed it Avoid it Don't believe it Then find someone new who makes your heart coo And do something you thought you'd never do Tel... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

The mortal frame is 70% water we are grown in it, and born from it naked, crying and humble helpless, without it we die in 4 days yet as we mature we learn to dominate it to sail upon it, to wash with it, bottle it, flavor it, ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Follow me in my dreams back to a place Broken walls and ashes should guide our way Visit the street where I once played Homes that echoed happiness now have nothing to say War took it all, we had to be on our way Now 11 million ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

there's one tribe on a planet not far they are tearing themselves apart Humans... are the one species that will turn ourselves to ruins so quick to war, so fast to hate We fear what is different instead of loving what's the same ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

A burning house holds everything I am I'm beating in resistance on all every locked opportunity blackening and crumbling Doors that I can't open Halls that lead to nowhere My racing foot falls break through stairway boards Got ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Sweet and slow is my death candy coated nails are securing my coffin Burying myself in the iniquitous seductions of confections Gluttony is more than an acquaintance, she is my confidant and only friend Fructose and Glucose busily... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

There's a funny feeling, actually it's kind of rotten When you feel as though you've been forgotten That somehow you fell into that space behind the dresser We each know how it is; all crowded with roaches, dust, and even lesser ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

We stood here when you were better than me The stars were frozen in their places You kissed me like a match Burned me in the night A fire for two, I was the fool on fire for you Read more

story by Theresa Taylor

Thank you not goodbye “Au Revoir”, “Adios”, “Tchau”, “Auf Wiedershen”, “Zai Jian”…. Good bye is the saddest word in any language. So I’d like to take this momen... Read more

story by Theresa Taylor

I guess you'd have to be here... When the fire fell from the sky that night leaving new silent craters in my city I'm talking to you, as I kick the rubble that was my neighbors living room they died months ago You probably won't ... Read more

story by Theresa Taylor

I decided I love flying: here's why... "It's 11:55pm over the middle of America. We are effortlessly moving at a velocity that defies gravity. The white lights of seatbelt signals are spotted throughout the cabin. I turn off the sc... Read more

lyrics by Theresa Taylor

Your love is my rock Because your love is hard Strong steady and silent A foundation to build home with But nothing lovely to share Read more

lyrics by Theresa Taylor

Ours is a love That storybooks dream of Read more

publication by Theresa Taylor

1. Who has been the biggest influence in your life? 2. What kinds of things really make you laugh? 3. What’s your favorite place in the entire world? 4. Who is your best friend? What do you like about him/her? 5. Favorite m... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

The wind sparkles as it dances in the sunlight Twirling in and out of the tall grass Giggling, tickled by these leaves above me It's as if the whole world is swaying Peaceful and full Rising and falling in my chest A drop reunit... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Your heartbeat mine No turn of phrase, no rhyme could describe how I've never felt so far from heaven shadows are closing in so far from grace For me the fight isn't over the scent of you lingers on my pillowcase I struggle t... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

a cloud a whimsical wisp can block the sun holds rain gives life invisible flying,floating above it all can storm or shade creative in shape and texture free combine with other clouds in a cloud city or fly solo Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

When you're up at night Pacing through the fields of your mind in hindsight I hope you stumble into my memory tangled in the undergrowth You'll pull aside the weeds of denial and immaturity But you won't find a corpse You'll fin... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Wrestle the devil (inside of me) (in the bed) Waking with an angel beside me Wrestling my devil in this bed Revealing the angel inside of me Wings spread even though I have none for flight Hell fire ingnited Truth and passio... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Welcome! To the Voyeuristic Funouse From Hell!! Tickets to view The Fabulous ME...! Step right up all it'll cost is your privacy. Right through here folks. Don't forget to Like your neighbor and give a Poke Suggestions? We take ... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Is it so wrong to be love drunk? rolling around together, bumping into things legs all shaky head spinning as we intertwine, I can't help falling. the kind of falling where you never hitting the ground. so wrap your hands around... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I thought I had the man of my dreams I went through hell to find him, I gave him everything I was a slave to every single word Addicted and I didn't want a cure But even salt looks like sugar sometimes I never had his heart but h... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

If I treated you the way you treat me You would leave You're stubborn yet I persevere Isn't perseverance being stubborn with a purpose, my dear? Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

Two matches bumped each other in the dark One felt a wildfire, the other only a spark Both burned brightly but had different feelings One’s wooden heart turned quickly to ashes The other’s is still chasing smokey d... Read more

poem by Theresa Taylor

I had you last night. You were right... here! In front of my eyes and in my arms. But I didn't see the last grains of sand slipping into the bottom of the hourglass. Time was stealing you away from me. And I choked. I knew what ... Read more