Cara Thereon

I am a writer who wants nothing more than to express myself through my words. I'm old enough to write what I like and live where the weather suits me best.

Love Song

Our eyes meet across the room, and electricity sparks between us. I’m suddenly all to aware of my body. The heaviness of my breasts as they tried to spill over the top of my corset, the way my heart raced at a frantic pace, the way wet heat bloomed and seeped from between my thighs. …

Perpetually Single

The queen of self-fulfilling prophesies, me Of the dark skin The brown eyes Mouth too wide, but silent Too silent for you to understand The shift in our conversation comes as no surprise My expectations outstrip your performance Or maybe it was me who was too high Searching for affection in lies You meant to …

Unrelated

Change is supposed to be a good thing. Not easy, but good for us in the end. The excitement and even the anxiety sharpens our focus and helps us perform better. If we stay where we are without executing some kind of positive change, we stagnate and rot. It’s important to rise to the challenge …

All Good Things

Last day of National Poetry Month. Highlights from this month includes some haikus and lamenting my missing creativity. While I’ll continue posting poetry, I feel it important to note the end of the month with a motley crew of poetry. I’m utilizing Andy’s prompt for the first. Prompt: Unintended Consequences Word Count: 123 Jealousy Opening …

Images In Grey

Finishing up a night shift. So very sleepy I am. Prompt from Five Sentence Fiction, photo as well. Words from The Sunday Whirl. Prompt: Shadows Two ships at ports opposite, transparent with their billowing sails, at the end of their journeys harrowing, and set to pass by one more time They glide toward each other …