pale

1st November 2009

I crush on this boy like mad
like my laden ovaries expand to fill my feet
like my swollen fingers expand to fill the air
between me and him, like I grab him
between lips
and swallow him until his mother
forgets she had a son

11 responses

  1. ben prisk comments:

    Man, I love that last sentence! Very good!

  2. Sizoe comments:

    Fucking amazing. Gets better every time I read it.

  3. Ani Smith comments:

    Thanks, Ben. Thanks, Sizoe.

  4. ellie comments:

    brilliant! … until his mother forgets she had a son …

  5. Ani Smith comments:

    Ellie, that’s how we will eat him. ;)

  6. ellie comments:

    And with a little mustard please. ;-)

  7. ben prisk comments:

    I want my mother to forget

  8. ben prisk comments:

    ….and pardon me.

  9. Kelly comments:

    Yes. This is my 30’s. I want to rub up against everyone I meet. Make so much friction I detonate.

  10. Michael comments:

    Gorgeous.

  11. James Bent comments:

    what’s “shit [poetry]” about that? I like it.

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