Falsified Security [Haiku]

I’d rather be safe
in your arms, lulled by your voice,
than by siren songs.

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

The Astronomer [Haiku]

I'm just still searching
for someone who sees the stars
hidden within me

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Blessed By The Galaxy [Haiku]

Tonight I watch the
stars imploding, raining down
stardust upon me.

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Success By Support [Haiku]

I'm too tired to keep going.
Tell me, 'You've got this; don't quit.'
Maybe then I'll survive.

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Lightning Celebrates Lovers [Haiku]

“Someone once told me
That the thunder echoes heartbeats.Love must be a storm.”

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Cupid's No Angel [Haiku]

Unsheathe your bow, aim,
and pierce my heart; that's less pain
than love and leaving.

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Perpetual Bliss [Haiku]

The world stopped turning
and yet our hearts kept beating;
love will never cease.

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Down With The Ship [Haiku]

If it traps you in

My lungs, weighs me down with love

I'll sink with our ship

© 2013 | Jazelle Handoush

The Siren's Song [Haiku]

He fell in love with

A beautifully see-through

Soul that screamed sorrow.

© 2013 | Jazelle Handoush

Sandman's Song [Haiku]

When did the static
nightmares become music that
lulls me to sleep?

© 2014 | Jazelle Handoush

Always So Close [Haiku]

Do you blush at the

proximity, our pounding

hearts inches from tryst?

© Jazelle Handoush

Melted Hearts [Haiku]

In the moon's lush light
Our love is a fervid flame
But by day it fades

© Jazelle Handoush