I smiled at you.

It’s always my first reaction.

Trusting.

Innocent.

Stupid.

In response, you rushed at me, pushing me back; clawing at my shirt; tearing it open; scratching.

Like the world does.

Your urgent kiss pushed me against the wall. Your tongue invaded my mouth.

Internally gasping, I responded; weak; powerless; shocked and excited.

Taken by surprise as usual.

Innocence overwhelmed by passion.

Immediately.

I kissed you back, pushing my excited body to yours. You felt my response and gasped at my desire.

I tore off your dress and threw you to the bed. My own clothes seemed to disappear in a whirl of motion and I was naked on you.

Biting my shoulder, neck, nipples, you pulled me down. Our eyes flashed as I entered you.

In minutes it was over.

You lay gasping and shocked; shocked at the intensity; shocked at the rapid response; shocked at what lies behind my smile.

Like the world is.

You should have just smiled back.

But the damage is done.

For I am Scorpio.

To Don’t List

· Don’t think that others

Are better than you

Because they

Are more confident.

· Don’t be the one

Who always gives in,

Doing favours for people

Who do nothing for you.

· Don’t put yourself under pressure

Because others have unreasonable expectations,

Making you feel guilty

For not meeting them.

· Don’t put up

With people who don’t respect you

Or abuse you

In word or deed.

· Don’t hide your emotions

Behind painted smiles

And pleasant words

Masking what you feel.

· Don’t be the one

Saving everyone else

With no-one to turn to

And not saving yourself.

· Don’t sacrifice your life

Don’t waste your time

And don’t forget

How good you are

And don’t forget

To always be you.

Don’t.

Slightly cheating, but it is a list :)

We're gonna need a bigger boat

Said Noah as he led the goat

And elephant into the hold

This job was big, as he'd been told

But leading them in two by two

The hippos, rhinos, giraffes too

He saw his boat was way too small.

There's no way he could take them all.

He stood and looked and felt forlorn

He'd have to leave the unicorn.

The griffin and the minotaur

The dragons and the sphinx for sure

No room to fit the flying horse

It made him sad of course of course

But he couldn't get them all afloat

He should have built a bigger boat!

You wish away

The ticking time,

Your working life,

Your daily grime.

Still unfulfilled

Motivation killed

Enthusiastim spilled

No job as it was billed

You're wishing time away

Until your dying day -

When you will wish it back again.

Silence

Leave a beat

And listen

Shh

Hush the other voice

Hear the world without you

Silence

Let the air breathe

Without you

Accept this moment

Let go

Shh

And listen

The apple stuck

In Adam's throat

He thought "oh, fuck!

I'm such a scrote.

"He told us not to take a bite

And now I've tasted pure delight

But I blame Eve, yes she's the one"

And Eve lay down and led him on

He saw her glisten

And they fell.

Destroyed together

Down to Hell.

Do don't die

Don't die dead

Wondering inside your head

Do decide

Decide to do

Decide to do what's best for you

Shut your eyes

Leap in the dark

Start the fire with a spark

A flame to ignite

Make the world know your name

Play your own game

Don't be dead

Inside your head

Don't explain

Or tell them why

But

Do Decide

To do

Don't die

I don't want to hear

Dead people talking

Spirits of ancient

Dead people walking

Don't want to listen

To Dead people's voices

Guiding my world

Dictating my choices

So bury them all

In coffins of lead

To silence their words

For God's sake, they're Dead!

I killed a man today

In a most unusual way.

“Bang bang, you’re dead,”

Was all I said

But my cruel words inside his head

Took away his life

As I took his wife

And his shattered spirit fell,

Eternally grasping at nothing.

I killed a man today

And took his life away

With simple words inside his head

He won’t forget the things I said,

He never will recover.

It was one giant step for Man

But for you,  just one long sit

Orbiting alone

The only one with no TV

But you didn’t mind “a bit”.

As Neil and Buzz walked on the moon

You kept all systems go They came in peace For all mankind

Their names the ones we know.

But you had also walked in space

And helped prepare the way

They walked the moon You brought them back And we feel your loss, today.

RIP Michael Collins.

https://youtu.be/E4mnpHvK8yM