Askew : Writing

Love Me Like It's Easy

Love Me Like It's Easy

A Poem by Askew


I wish I were soft and kindThe kind of woman that leaves others feeling refreshedThe woman who is easy to loveHer presence is healing to those in dist..
I Want the Love of a Priest

I Want the Love of a Priest

A Poem by Askew


When a man of faith falls in love with a woman it is a catastrophic eventHis beliefs are shattered and his Godabandons himWhat is God compared to the ..
Happy on my own, Happier with you

Happy on my own, Happier with you

A Poem by Askew


I am my own other half, completing myselfCrafting and inserting missing puzzle pieces perfectly into my own skinPieces made from the love and respect ..
Peace at Night

Peace at Night

A Poem by Askew


I toss and turn when I sleepMy eyes flutter open every so often before I drift off againNo matter how I turn, how I shiftI feel your arms around meTig..
Love?

Love?

A Poem by Askew


I'm not certain if I love you yetWe are so new, so freshHas there been enough time for love to bloom?I can't say I knowThe potential is thereThe seeds..
Desperate and Pleading

Desperate and Pleading

A Poem by Askew


If you won't love me then use meKiss me and send me on my way when you grow boredIf you won't write me love lettersThen let me cut the tags from your ..
Wrestling with my Purpose

Wrestling with my Purpose

A Poem by Askew


The deer knows its place in the worldIt is prey, and it will never be anything moreNature designed them that way, the deer doesn't fight natureThe dee..
A Prayer for Love

A Prayer for Love

A Poem by Askew


Aohrodite help me I pray to you each night My altar is littered with rose petals and sea shells I beg of you to teach me Make of me you disciple ..
Waiting for Spring

Waiting for Spring

A Poem by Askew


Spring is on the wayThe trees shake off the lingering chillThe emerging sun is warming my cold bonesSlowly but surelyFire is filling my veinsHeating m..
Redemption

Redemption

A Poem by Askew


I want to be stabbedA knife thrust into my gutOnly once or twice, no need to worryA different kind of penetrationWill it feel different?Hurt more or l..

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