BAREFOOT BEACHTake off your shoes-You’re on barefoot beach.Relax in the sunshine-Broken only by trees.

MISERABLERelease the toxic and infectious-Spreaders of misery,Souls destroying souls-And poisonous liars.Awaken from the hallucinations-And take back your heart.Reclaim your self-esteem-And leave the toxic be.

In the morning, as we’re enjoying a shower together, Cash asks Mikey how long he’s been working here.”Since I was fourteen.””How OLD are you now?””Eighteen.””Nice. Are there any other hot guys working here besides you?””I’m...

BE REALBring it on-And let truth be my existence.Value my life-And tell me like it is.Bark at me when I’m wrong-And hug me when I’m right.Praise me if I succeed-And tell me if I fail.Laugh...

With him, I’ve become like putty- rendered powerless by his magnificence- and his to mold into whatever he desires.

As I’m smiling but fearing for the worse, he asks if I was in the Navy.”NO. THIS IS JUST MY HALLOWEEN COSTUME.””WELL, I WAS… FOR NEARLY TWENTY YEARS.”I don’t know whether he wants me to...

Oh-” I rest my back against the door to my apartment and purr as I slide down to the floor. “I need to get a tux too.” “GREAT. We’ll stop at the Tux Boutique tomorrow…...

THE SILENT PEOPLESome people are so rude,Living their lives with no concern for others,Or possibly just intent on pissing other people off-Annoying everyone around them.The silent people-Want to kill them-And drive forks into their skulls-Create...

WILL YOU BE BRINGING A DATE?””PROBABLY NOT.””OH COME ON,” Dora said. “I’M SURE THAT YOU MUST HAVE LOTS OF BOYFRIENDS– AND GIRLFRIENDS…”I nod my head no and explain that my sex life is complicated.”HOW SO?”...

LOCKING HORNSSome are afraid to try new things,To take a simple risk,Limiting what they might accomplish,Limiting what they might wish.I’m not afraid to try new things,To take a little risk,For I believe that we’ve only...

Madonna’s- Justify My Love, follows us into the lounge, where several men, seated at the tables, eye us like hungry lions as we walk through. Tiger asked, “So, this is a WHOREhouse?””Actually, a gay BATHhouse....

I tagged your ass the other night,” I said, “while you were sleeping- and you liked it.””Really? I thought it was a dream.” “It was. A WET one.

A WATERY BLISSAs busy as an ice cream freezer,On a Sunday getting hotter,Happy is the honey eater-The busy ocean otter,Floating alongside Teter,On a sea full of water.

There’s a FEW THINGS you need to get STRAIGHT about being GAY…” “That’s an OXYmoron.””You’ll be an OXYmoron if you don’t listen. GAY men SUCK and FUCK. They don’t go around falling in LOVE. At...

VISIONS OF GRANDEURI’m walking through a sheet of glass instead of the door,Flying over a giant candlestick lighting up Central Park,Repeating two courses at Hard Knock’s College,And swimming through the Red Sea with silky jelly...

LITTLE STAR BIG UNIVERSE I love everyone-And everything.The ocean,The sky,The other planets,The people here,The people there.I love to smile,To run and play,I love to work hard,And create everyday.I love to rest,When the long day’s through,But...

Steaming, Sebastian flies up out of his seat and makes a dramatic exit out the front door.”Is he always so crazy?” I asked.”Yeah. But he’s a hot fuck. You’ll see.””No thanks… I’ll pass. That kid’s...

Shifting my weight and readjusting my stance, I’m eventually able to do like he wants, floating up and down in the palms of his hands.”That’s it-” he said.I ask if this is how he and...

He takes the beer and sets it on the floor. “I’ve never been into guys. So, this attraction to you is a little weird for me.” I try to ease his mind by telling him...

After driving 30-minutes East of Seattle, I expect to see a great bowling alley. But, as we pull into the parking lot, all I see are pot holes, a horse and Amish buggy, and no...

Where’s Kahn?””In bed. You don’t mind if I pet your little pink kitty? Do you?” I chuckled, “You mean my HOT DIGGITY DOG.

After six long hours of driving and three rest stops, Tiger pulls up to a snow-topped, metal speaker box just outside the State Penitentiary’s first gate in Walla Walla. As he rolls down his window...

Monday is a sloppy umbrella day, which makes everybody a little blue. Cole, dropping by my office in the morning, wastes no time in blowing off steam. “You can TAKE this DAY and SHOVE IT...

FRIENDSLooking out the window, I see you looking in.You are the sunshine,That fills my soul.

Tommy asks where Carolyn is.”She’s at Cindy’s.””They live together now,” Salvador added.”Didn’t they just start dating?” Tommy asked.Tiger answered, “Yeah… A couple of WEEKS ago.”Unhappy about the news, Tommy objects to Carolyn moving in with...

Okay… well… learning the two-step is like learning to ride a bull. It ain’t easy. You gotta feel the bull’s rhythm and move with it. Let the bull lead you. Alright… put your weight on...

DICK’S DESIREDick’s eyes-Soft, cold, and blue-Meet Devonshire’s-Dark, sexy, and yearning.Turning away-Dick grabs two packets of sugar-While Devonshire’s eyes-Are still upon him-Pondering his every move.Is Dick a playboy,A ladies’ man,A mans’ man,Or a killer?Does his sex...

Raven, holding Joshua’s chin, asks him how old he is.Joshua, folding in the pinky and the thumb on his left hand, while leaning on Raven’s legs, raises three middle fingers into the air.”That’s what I...

Do you mind if I ask you a personal question?””Not at all. Shoot-“”Do you have butt implants?

LET’S GO BACK HOMEI can’t think about you,Without smiling.What I wouldn’t give,To go back there,Take you in my arms,Kiss you, And tell you,”I still love you.”It’s been three decades now,And still your smile’s with me,Your...

Never boyfriends? You’ve NEVER been in LOVE?”As I shake my head no, I look out the window, yearning to see Cole’s sun-filled eyes again looking into mine.”Don’t worry,” Tiger said. “Love isn’t easy- and it...

This is Doctor Norton. Who’s calling?””Step N’Wolfe- the owner of the Emerald Cascade Ranch on Green Valley Road. I have a horse in labor and the baby’s already coming out of the horse’s ass.””You should...

THE VOICEI know you can’t see me,But you are a part of me.Like that finger on your hand,Only bigger.Through you and with you,I am living and growing,Learning,Expanding,And having fun.If you think you’re alone,You’re wrong.I’m here...

I laughed, “I don’t have a CHANCE IN HELL of ever turning COLE DRIVER GAY. He’s straighter than NEIL PATRICK HARRIS.

Mom wholeheartedly… She loved me—and inspired me—with transcending devotion. It was a blessing—to have been her son, to have been loved—without conditions. Her words of wisdom opened my eyes to the world—and to myself. By...

You’re a superCILIOUS cock SUCKER. You know that.” “IT TAKES ONE TO KNOW ONE.

TOMORROW’S WILLSilent world, I find myself,Glad no one hears my thoughts.In dark cocoon, I hibernate,Yet spirit spills every thought.A second chance to try again.The risks I know too well.Two sunsets turning into six-Awaits tomorrow’s will.