JMariah : Writing

Slow Hands Pressing Flesh

Slow Hands Pressing Flesh

A Poem by JMariah


I imagine you here, cupping my breasts i n s l o w h a n d s, eyeing them gingerly as when a boy plucks his neighbour’s melons. Th..
He Plays With Me

He Plays With Me

A Poem by JMariah


I'm like one of the psychedelic tubes of play dough oozing through the holes in a grid whenever he forces down the handle of his press, before h..
Spider

Spider

A Poem by JMariah


trapped in a man's ulterior motives
Thinking Of Me

Thinking Of Me

A Poem by JMariah


You no longer think of me, as you grow more comfortable with the smile you put on in conversations, saying I love you in all the appropriate places..
The Kiss

The Kiss

A Poem by JMariah


In all the world I’ve never known a sweeter touch than this: the hot press of my lover’s lips and mine locked in a kiss. T..
Masquerade

Masquerade

A Poem by JMariah


I erase the pain I wrote on the page, So no one will know. I stifle the outbursts Of sadness and rage, So nothing will show. I drink bac..
Black

Black

A Poem by JMariah


I am the raven, a silent black space behind a knot in a tree, the deep, hollow breath of thick shadows that whisper secrets to the night. ..
A Lover's Lie

A Lover\'s Lie

A Poem by JMariah


I should have seen the end of this, Before I played my part. I would have turned away the kiss That took my heart. I should have weighed more ..
Pieces

Pieces

A Poem by JMariah


Rummaging through the rubble, slivered pieces that fell when he said goodbye, he looks for something salvageable to hide in his wallet. Per..