Tonight the clouds drifted away
leaving the sky naked
for all but the stars
Because not even the moon
dared to show its face
while the stars shone so bright
✨Deferential Devil✨
Magic
Night Air
The window screens have holes
in this rented, old house.
But I open the window still
to feel the night air,
with its gentle and refreshing chill
which lightens all that I carry
and washes the grime from my soul
✨Deferential Devil✨
Theft
Time steals so much from us
don’t let it to steal more
I want to feel that touch,
the one which sings to me
as it wraps me up
and draws me close
to whisper sweet nothings
and sends shivers down my spine
✨Deferential Devil✨
Music
He knew how to tease me
how to make me sing
and he strummed
each chord
knowing well
how the music
would drip from me
✨Deferential Devil✨
Slow Dance
I’ve danced to entertain
and I’ve danced for myself
but rarely have I danced
close, and slow,
with another
✨Deferential Devil✨
Squirrel
There are those
you can miss so much
it feels like missing pieces
Breathing is harder,
concentration flies away
on a squirrels back
And while you’re whole
all on your own
nothing is quite the same
until they’re by your side again
✨Deferential Devil✨
Beautiful
The most beautiful people
are so much more beautiful
in person, than in pictures
It’s their scars, and imperfections
and stunning personalities
which make them so alluring
not how perfect they were
for a flash moment
✨Deferential Devil✨
Osmosis
Some days I’m sure I’ve forgotten
how to breathe without him near
though I know my lungs work
But our connection demands touch,
as though breathing only works
through one another’s lungs
✨Deferential Devil✨
Apocalypse Partner
My apocalypse partner
is young, full of energy,
and enthusiasm
and I wish everyone had a him
because he keeps it new
And when he grows up
he’ll have stories to tell
about the time the pandemic came.
And I wonder… what he will tell
those who came after him.
✨Deferential Devil✨
Promise
I gave my heart many times
to have it stomped
like a fragile flower
or discarded to wilt.
My high walls dropped
for those who swore allegiance
but only to soon
my doors were kicked in.
Show me real love
and mean what you say
I promise to open my chest
and hand you my still beating heart.
✨Deferential Devil✨
Deferential Devil Poetry 