Minnie Sans Moskowitz

The faint,
niggling itch
which began
at the root
of my
subconscious desires
wriggled its way
ever so more insistently
up its stem
fattening
its leaves
attempting to
unfurl
perfumed petals
hungering
to
fully blossom

i stood
wanting for the sun
of you

instead

that un-scratchable
annoyance
still persistent
unrelenting
and now
becoming the bane
of my muddled
existence

the itch
i
could not
scratch

always
just almost
always
never there

you
will never know
that you
are the tickle
upon my
goosebumped flesh

the elusive
almost
the resigned
never

your touch
is
a memory
kept
vibrant and hidden
fertilizing
the soil
within my soul

i look towards the east
but the sun
has since set

i miss being your bloom










The Russian

I woke up
after having seen you in my dream

I awoke
and
It was with such
longing
A desire to
really have been so close to you
sitting there
across from your open face
your crooked
happy smile
those eyes
so very nearly
gray

This wretched dream
I remembered
so much
You would leave a peck
on my cheek
while I slept
sprawled and tangled
in the sheets of your bed
Barely a stir
until
Consciousness piqued by the
smell of toast
and your favorite
ramen

I
stumbling out
into the shocking
brightness
one eye open

Your outline
fuzzy
but voice
clear
And I hear you
gentle and
sincere

“Sunshine”

*****

Those memories
brought to surface
by a ridiculous
dream

What I’d give to have kept
sleeping.