wild things

wild things

i am coasting on a beach with pink palm trees and with water that bleeds on the sand like angel dust. we crash when we come together like a wild thing. we crest when you tell me I’m beautiful, you push me away with words like perfect. we tumble when my thighs quiver around your [...]

push-and-pull

push-and-pull

It's a give and take world Where what-ifs and maybe's Plunder without afterthought. We push and pull from those Who smile and decay: our seeds Quiver before shooting out Like falling stars. The grass Is stained in a dollop of honeysuckle And dew, is it remiss to lean Down and take a sip? If you [...]

cherry-lime

cherry-lime

cherry-lime may the sunset bless you throughout time, your visage becomes alive when the sun sets and the water bleeds cherry-lime. i trace love letters onto your stomach with sand, the sun bakes you, yet you bask in the limelight. you arch your back and spread your thighs with a precarious hand, you moan in [...]

paradise

paradise

the water was blue, bluer than the eternal stretch of the sky. blue is too tame of a word, because the ocean, the sea, the breeze, the sting rays swimming underneath gentle, rolling waves, is alive. each step is precarious because each step brings you closer to the mouth of God. the wind tickles you. [...]

give and take

give and take

  the rock and sway of the boat beneath my feet, i feel like i am stick in place, a trunk to my lovely tree. the earth dances as i remain frozen; she dances as if her feet were on fire. he chases tears down with barley leaves and fermented herbs, he swallows even when [...]