The Peach Redux

A re-write of a poem i originally wrote in high school

Their tantalizing self confidence

perfect. Each one posessing its own intoxication glow

I am lurking mere feet away

from the object of my deepest desire-for now

I will persue

The orb seems lit from within and the light

Magnetizes something inside of me. Its grasp

Thrilling and inescapable. Slowly draws me near

The scent fills my head and beckons me

Closer still...

The perfume means

ripeness- the condition of being ready for human consumption

The perfect specimen selected, I take my time

Minute by agonizingly delicious minute

to thoroughly inspect it

And finally a kiss...

My teeth slicing the flesh almost accidentally

The juice begins to run down my chin

Warmed to body temprature by the sun

I slurp the sweet nectar. I am therefore I consume it

another bite of life

another bite of small death

My tongue rasps the slivers of meat with tiny teeth of thier own

More juice is released by my expert lips

Bursting mouthfuls even as my teeth slipping previously unabated

Now scraping pithy hardness

and I move on , voracious

More meat. More wetness

I ravage. Inhale. Exhale.

and suddenly I am finished

I lick the liquid remnants from my chin and fingers,

the aftermath of the ecstasy

and discard the pit with slight affection for the pleasure it provided

but mostly disgust.

Reviews

[Charles D. Moorer]

I have never imagined eating a peach could be so sexy. Nice job!

[Onyx Sky]

Wow the imagery in this piece is frightening and enthralling. At first I thought it was a vampire so I was like ooooh. sexy, but then I was thinking maybe animal??
Regardless great piece, if this is a story i'd love to read more.