Raef : Writing

"On and On"

"On and On"

A Poem by Raef


Short thought; heard a conversation where one person was talking about a near-death experience and how they aren't going to quit at life.
"L!V!D"

"L!V!D"

A Poem by Raef


The joints in my ankles are something that I'd rather notgetinto because I am soa n g r yWith someone.Do the two relate?How should I know? The need to..
"Lovely"

"Lovely"

A Poem by Raef


Might write more for this little series-starter of poems. If you liked it even a little, say something, anything. All true.
"Desire and Desire"

"Desire and Desire"

A Poem by Raef


The softSkin of herThroat and theSmall of herBack pressedAgainst me are bothAlmostToo much to bear.I know thatIf I canDrag my teethAlong her collarbon..
"Ten Years Today"

"Ten Years Today"

A Poem by Raef


It's ten years today.At least it would have been.I don't understand half the things you've said:You need to work on yourself. You're not in the..
"To Her"

"To Her"

A Poem by Raef


Your kindness is this:Rather than gravity, it's a sort of gluethat keeps me down toEarth.And I don't know how you do it but my hands keep shakingat t..
"Ain't In Love"

"Ain't In Love"

A Poem by Raef


My God.I can't breathe.And I'll stay that way 'til I get out from under all this TIMBER.It ain't love,I swear to you.I've never met a lumb..
"The Frankness of the Night"

"The Frankness of the Night"

A Poem by Raef


Night is a release. Tell me:Have you ever been walking down a roadnot the sidewalk but themiddle bit and said to yourself something like"Man, ..
"To the Strangers"

"To the Strangers"

A Poem by Raef


The tip of that which flies softly to the skin of my teeth, and I do intend to catch it there, wasleft adrift one biting night, and then I t..
"No Way to Go"

"No Way to Go"

A Poem by Raef


"Talent? What talent, man?You're jiving, man, thinking aboutHow far they've come, when reallyIt's justEncouragement you're seeing, man.You shouldn't b..