Late Night Talks of Metronomy

your hands were clammy
wrists thin and 
the windshield seductively fogged
begging my wool socks
to draw fuzzy lines 
from the dashboard

we both drank from
my green tea
cheeks burning and red,
the crumbs of love
you fed me were but the 
ones i already left behind

with such earnest you spoke
whispering in tones of lavender,
earl gray breaths
that came from the bottom
of your stomach. 
but you are blind, old boy

you fool who wishes 
to adore me so fiercely 
when you cannot see
the painted face i hold
in front of your eyes

so we sat for a while
and breathed out
hot breath 
from the same air
that touched the sun
Copyright © | Year Posted 2021

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Krutsinger Avatar
February 13, 2021 at 8:13 PM
This has a zen feel about it, making me glad about sun sharing my air too.
Delacroix Avatar
March 1, 2021 at 7:09 AM
Thank you Caren!
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