SMcIlhon : Writing

Last Night's Perfume

Last Night\'s Perfume

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Last Night's Perfume The white light peeks through the blinds catching her only, missing the shredded gray comforter that keeps us close, mis..
House of Lies

House of Lies

A Poem by SMcIlhon


It's dark and you're running from something you can't see. You run through nice neighborhoods and inprint their manicured lawns with your siz..
Separation

Separation

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Separation The hop over her neighbor's fence found me committed. Walking past their blinded windows assured me no one was home. In the grassle..
Who Are They?

Who Are They?

A Poem by SMcIlhon


  Who Are They? They lie to themselves and smile, pretending to be happy with their driveway full of fancy tire accessories. Insid..
Afternoon Delight

Afternoon Delight

A Poem by SMcIlhon


She calls you much as your mother did before her wanting something. You take her to a patio bar with white wine and red walls, knowing ..
An Accident

An Accident

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Sweat drips down his battered forehead and blood fills the sky. With the engine still turning, now burning, it must be time to run. His bare ..
Dark City

Dark City

A Poem by SMcIlhon


You're in the wrong neighborhood and completely lost. You're trying desperately to remember a place where you feel safe. The street signs are m..
Drowning Paranoia

Drowning Paranoia

A Poem by SMcIlhon


How dumb I must have lookedin my plaid shirt and blue jeanswalking to the door of a partyI had no right to enter.The lions den laughed,into their plas..
Heavy Heartburn

Heavy Heartburn

A Poem by SMcIlhon


Icouldn't be anymore removed from someone most people never part from. The phone rings and burns a small hole in my pocket as Irelunctantly r..
Cream and Sugar

Cream and Sugar

A Poem by SMcIlhon


She smiles and seems to be filledwith abundantenergyand jubilance.She laughs and you assume she knows the difference between love and lies.The coffe..