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After 2AM

A Poem by Askew

2:33 AMeveryone is asleep and she is alonewhat is she to do when she has no one2:40 AMshe cries silently so as not to wake her familynobody is answeri..

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

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

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

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?

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

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

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 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

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..