September 1, 2009
one, two,
ten, twenty kisses
your knee, my knee, twenty one
my knee, your knee, twenty two
your hand, the back of my neck, twenty six
twenty eight, thirty, thirty one
my cheek, slowly against your cheek, thirty two
and you smile, thirty three kisses
caress ribs, tingling spine
thirty nine, thirty nine, thirty nine
forty six, and my skin is humming
fifty seven, slowly, looking [...]
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August 25, 2009
Give me your arm
under my cheek
above my heart
below waves of shimmering heat
and memories
summer popsicles
screaming babies
broken cars
dusty feet
ruined lists of things to do,checked off or forgotten
beside a round dish of wishes and water
left like an offering
for the past, behind us,hungry, lingering, leaving
and the cat, soft and curious,demanding breakfast
I will give you my cheek
soft against a hard [...]
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