May Moon

The evening
Settles in
Soft and lovely
Sipping scotch
Catching the
Moon
On the tip of
My toe
Guarded above
By constellations
Ursa Major
Virgo
&  Leo
Hypnotized
By the dancing
Smoke of sage
And laughing
Whilst losing
Every game
Of dominoes
That we play.
💫Amber Comber

Día de Muertos:

Remembering
How blue the sky
Was that day
I gathered three
Of my favorite beings
For an adventure

I could feel the sadness
Hovering over me
The only remedy...
Getting lost outside
On winding roads
Instead of inside
My wondering head

The stillness of this frame
The beautiful souls it contains
The contrast of earth and sky
Will always remind me of
How far I have come
And that living should mean
So much more
Than just getting by.
~Amber Comber
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Orange Blossom Honey

You smell like home
Barefoot on the soft
Baptized by rain grass
After thunder
And lightning
Opens the sky
Leaving it
Softer and pinker
Than you’ve ever seen
Light rays that burst
Through the darkness
With purpose and salvation
Sun kissed citrus
Hanging heavy
On the trees
Begging to be plucked
Layers falling freely
Juice dripping from
Fingers
Teeth and
Lips
Your mouth
Attracting honeybees
With every word
You speak...
~Amber Comber

Unbridled

Hop in
Let me take you for a ride
Moon is high
It’s the perfect time
Windows open
Hands on my thighs
You devour me with your eyes

The world blurs and
Time stands still and
Nothing feels more real
We push and pull
Bend and break
Forming a new shape

Leave me broken X’s 2

No need to worry
I’ve got lady luck on my side
I’ve run from the devil
Fast enough just to get by
Never cared what you thought
I’m gonna do it anyway
Saving my mistakes for a rainy day

Right now is the perfect time...
💫Amber Comber 

April in Charlotte

I feel the urgency
Like the buds begging
To blossom for Spring
The green that
Lovingly blankets
Everything
That was once
Left bare...

Your voice trips
Through the telephone
Dancing in my ear
Like Coltrane’s
Saxophone
Seductively soothing
But you’re not here...

I lay awake
Like I always do
Fingers aching
To find you
And trace the
Softness
Of your skin...

This peace I find
Beside you
Is something that
I never knew
And learning to hold
It ever so lightly
Is one of the
Hardest things
I’ve ever had to do.

~Amber Comber

Come Undone

When you unravel
From the weight of it all
Call your lover
And get angry
Because you’re not
Wrapped in his arms
Get three hours sleep
And starve yourself
Until there’s dumplings
Scream
Into your microphone
Until your throat
Feels as raw
As your heart
Ride your bicycle
Chasing the light
That is left
Before the darkness
Leaves you sleepless
Once again
Fighting to see through
The tears that leave
Your cheeks stained
With the red dust
From your wheels
Sliding down the
Gravel roads
Until breathless
And throwing up
Your heartbeat
Letting the fireflies
Guide you home
So you can
Finally
Come undone...
~Amber Comber
#loss #greif #words #biketherapy #sunset #poetry

Diffraction

These resentments
That sharpen like
Knives
Stuck inside me
Make my vision
Cloudy and
More difficult to see
They stab, wound, and scar
But the light
Rushes in
Illuminating
The darkness
Reminding me
Not to feed it again.
~Amber Comber
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