Arin M.Dey Poet Free verse

Footnote

Footnote

I drink coffee
She kneels, barefoot.

I don’t speak.
She doesn’t rise
until I’ve finished.

I rest the cup on her back, 
and kiss her toes
like they’re gospel.


© Arin M. Dey, 2024. All rights reserved. Do not repost or reuse without permission.
First published on @thecelestialsmut — read gently, touch respectfully.

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Beata Agustin April 14, 2025 at 12:32 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Welcome to Poetry Soup. I welcome you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.