SassyStephB Poetry

<p>In college, I would soak pineapples in coconut rum. I drank so much vodka once, that even the smell of it makes me want to throw myself in a river.I used to drink full throttle, daily, the blue one, specifically.The...

<p>Make me a pot of Joumou, cause it’s a new year.Stepping into it without any fearTrusting that all the battles are wonand I didn’t even have to pick up my gun, or pick up my pen.I was covered like an egg is covered by...

<p>Woah! slow down, friend</p><p>Naw dawgthat’s too fastWe don’t have to be there in a flash.We can slow it downand look aroundtaking in the quiet momentsWe can develop deep intimacy, me knowing you and you knowing meWe...

<p>Diri kole ak sos pwa nwaadd yon ti sos zonyonthat will take you far. It fills your belly to the brim especially with a side of fried snapper or chicken.Listen…Arroz con gandulez?!honey, pass me a spoonI want to...

<p>I’m going sailing todayI knew I had to find a way to kiss my fears goodbye.So rather than cry, I chose a boat.Something small, with a room down below. So if a storm camewe could wait it out somewhere safeThis is not...

<p>The world is my place to walk on waterFaith never yieldingThough dark nights may arise,I know I will still fly along side the one who rescued me</p><p>His eyes are bright like fire a blazehis face shines in gloryI am...

<p>Every good boy does fineuntil he starts to play with your mindfeeding you lines then asking for spacemeasure for measure he plays in your face. playing you like the keys of a grand pianountil you tell him he has got...

<p></p><p>Once upon a time,you underestimated me.I cared so deeply— just wanted you to seethe kind of person I could be.</p><p>So I worked really hardand hoped that would be enoughfor you to finally accept me.</p><p>But...

<p>I saw the sand and thought it was the desertBut I was on the beachI ran towards the waterand that is what healed me.</p><p></p> <br/><br/>Get full access to Learning with Stephanie Benoit at...

<p>I still pine for youI want you outside my doorlike John Cusack with a boombox above your headdeclaring your loveBut then I’m remindedthat your bucket wasn’t big enoughto hold all I offered</p><p>So, I let a single...

<p>Whenever I think about youI envision a celebrity death match type feud</p><p>In the ring I grab you by your eye sockets and pull your body in half,And laugh as I watch your guts spill out.</p><p>No doubt it would be...

<p>Make love to me again the way that you did when you thought it was our last time. The way you kissed me, the way you stared into my eyes, The whispers of I love you as you said goodbye.as I lay between your...

<p>My want song</p><p>My want song has slipped into a whisperAs life continues to beat me downI dared to desire more than what was offered to meAnd now I’m crying endlessly. Wishing I had never got to see what I could...

<p>I dream of you dying each night, and the truth is, it makes me happy. It is the best dream that I have. I genuinely feel glad.Every night, I close my eyes and see myself standing over your embalmed bodyI’m gleeful...

<p>I am a chef of love. I nightly make him feasts.I cover him in kissesAnd I work to tame his beast.He is a hungry dragon seeking to devourNothing can quench his hunger.He takes, and he takes, and he takes until the...