Married To A Monster

not the kind you think of
when the word presents itself

there hasn’t been gifts
or flowers
or cakes

no declarations of love

I am veiled in quicksand
my ankles stolen
right from underneath me

A preacher speaking “blah, blah, blah, God” ….
and all that stuff

my dear family and friends
gathered around me
laughing

a single dove laying on
an altar
plugged into oxygen
plastic wrapped for perfection
suffocating

the caterer
with the smile of a thousand devils
reminds me to pay my bill

tonight we roast the dove

Paperback is available on Amazon.com now!!!

Fountain of Confessions

Still Looking For Reviewers/Critics

Hi Everyone.

I’m still looking for people that might be willing to write a review for my book Fountain Of Confessions to post on Amazon and elsewhere online.

If you are willing to write a review, I will email you an e-copy of the book and after the reviews are posted, I’ll mail a hard copy of the book.

Thanks to all of you!!

XOXO ~ MM

The Only Hands I Want To Know

hold on, for dear
life, hold on,

holds on, tight
grip, white knuckles,
ripping my flimsy body
from the sea.

We are ballet together.
Strict, and flexible.
The tragedy of the sea
drips from my fingertips;
he twirls death out of me.

For years, I drifted on dead logs,
raging against a hateful water,
dipping my hands in to remember

the violent debris, floating barely
above surface.
He disagrees.

He only saw a body dance perfectly
ill-tempered, diving into
the boiling veins of the world.
His hands reached in,
not to pull me from death,
not to release me from dangerous
waves that swallowed me in
then spit me back out,
but to dance
a perfect dance
on dry desert land.

Book Update

Hey everyone.

Just wanted to share with everyone that a small collection of my work is expected to be available in May!! I’m super excited.
Keep a watchful eye. I’ll have links up as soon as it’s available and will keep updates on facebook and twitter!

 

XOXOXO ~ MM