Poems from rmcalzada
THE CURVATURE OF ACCEPTANCE
You might accept me as I am,
with a strong heart
that bears two loves
in this free age.
You may feel the...
For Chris Daniels, who made unrequited love bearable.
THE NEEDLE DROP
Upon the first drop everything signals;
orchids and pine trees...
A Memory of Saudade
Early June, the streets of Seville are vacant in the choking heat.
Sitting outside a bar, I watch the waiter stack...
BLED OUT
This pale heart of mine
struggles with atony.
Paper curls rain down
from a fenestrated sky:
Reams of esoteric paeans
...
Heaven's Fall
You're driving home,
darkness close behind,
this sleazy solace
so painfully unkind.
It's cold in your apartment,
but you don'...