Triathlon On the Lawn

i knew we
were doing
some sort
of exercise

my chest 
heavily
heaving 
gasping

as if needing
more air for
hang time
while my

bleeding but
beating heart
was all i could
hear until

i heard her say
let's go another
lap so i sat back
up and began

again by
licking
her
chin
Copyright © | Year Posted 2020

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