Renae Tobias

A poet’s ramblings & a writer’s pipe-dreams; this is what my world is made of.

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Looking Glass

Renae Tobias

1 min readJun 4, 2019

I wanted to fall in love with:
A whisper of bourbon curls,
Secret smile kissed mulberry lips,
Well of souls the eye.

Marrow’s glacial chill encompassed
Heavy, fleshy burdens,
Traitorous, engorged sheath split at the seams,
Battle gouged hull.

I wanted to fall in love with me…

Written by Renae Tobias

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A poet’s ramblings & a writer’s pipe-dreams; this is what my world is made of.

Responses (3)

maggie

Jun 28, 2019

Same. Every. Trying. 🙌🤗

Captain Argentina

Nov 30, 2019

I am going to use all of my words’ Beautiful “ reading your poems!

Judy Helm Wright-Author/PetParent/WiseWoman

Jun 8, 2019

Hello from beautiful Montana,
Thank you for caring and sharing your lovely poetry.
It is always nice to read something that resonates with your soul.
Judy Helm Wright — Author/PetParent/IntuitiveWiseWoman

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