May 2013 – Deuxiemepeau Poetry by Damien B. Donnelly

From Myth to Man in 37 Years

When I was a boy I dreamt of you daily, When I was 20 I thought I knew you, As I fall toward 40 I’m not sure we’ve ever met, But I’ve loved you, you know, since childhood; Since I saw what it meant to hold someone’s hand And understood what that touch could […]

Break-Up Afters

It meant nothing and everything- All at once. It was filled with what you did not say And every tale you eyes still told. Was it too warm Or too cold? I remember shivering. Were you the first To light my cigarette- Like you did so long before- When everything was natural And comforting? […]

Time, Long rested

I would have laid in your arms, Tonight, Right there and then- Did you know that, Could you feel that? Not for the kick of it, The thrill of it, Nor for just the fuck of it. But for that tiny time We shared in the past Now set firm in photos, Misty in […]