I have an obsession with lips

I find it disturbing the way they can

devour anything whole.

 

That’s what I need,

to devour you entirely.

I thought about crawling

into your rough, olive skin,

but skin sheds ever so often,

and I want forever.

Or at least until

my bones begin to decay.

 

I thought about jumping

into your ribcage,

your poisonous marrow

can be my company,

but bones easily break,

and organs fail.

Maybe this can be our immortality

 

Maybe it’s the way your mouth curls

at the breathing of her name,

maybe it’s the way my tongue

turns sour at the sound of goodbye,

but maybe it’s the way

you vomit my name;

it sounds like regret

it sounds like a mistake

it sounds like ‘I just want to f**k’.

 

It’s the way the wrinkles by your eyes

match the wrinkles by my smile

and I thought that meant something

even if it was something small

 

I never thought I’d be trapped

in endless thought.

Now I can’t even utter your name

Without the blood from my bitten tongue

choking me breathless.

Reviews

[J Johnson III]

"That's what I need, to devour you entirely" My favorite part. Awesome read thank you for sharing. Very deep. I really enjoyed it.

[Luz Marie]

thank you so much!!

[KeeD]

The impact this sentence had "Maybe this can be our immortality" was intense.. loved it. Intense, strong willed, sensual poetry. You have a fan in me.

[Luz Marie]

thank you so much!