We were not “meant” to be together. Fuck that notion. I rage against the thought That our love was, somehow, Written in the stars. The stars look cold and far away. We are warm, We are here. I love you because I wanted to. I staked out my claim on your flesh With my own Read More…
Category: Barbra Gurgel
The Ordinary World by Barbara Gurgel
Afghanistan was a place that Seth Smith would later try to forget. It wasn’t the heat that bothered him the most – despite the lame jokes that civilians liked to make when they learned he’d been deployed. The worst part was the sand. It got in his ears, in his food, in his gear. Read More…
Hungry Love by Barbara Gurgel
Like the ffft of an arrow shot Secondary to its sharp bite but Startling and filled with life Filling me with life Filling the world’s doughy center Sort of like Boston creme Like truffle oil on pasta Making every other taste Fade momentarily away Drawing all focus Even when regarded immaterial Read More…