Spit

Out, out you phlegm
stucked, caught my tongue, can not
untangle

from water turning into ice. 
It was too quick I did not
have time to escape.

What are you saying?

Darling your name really hurts my throat.
Guttural obscene, the sound
clanging metal on metal, scraping
my spine 

I unloose both feet and teeth.
You know lips

are really not for kisses.
They inevitably stick, sticky
together

from being speechless for too long.
Then the skin breaks, 
eager

out comes sour breath;
your name.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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Agustin Avatar
April 5, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet 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.
A  Avatar
January 22, 2016 at 8:36 PM
Julius, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Always with LUV **SKAT**
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