Cracked

POEM

[This piece was first published in the online literary journal, Death Rattle, October 31, 2022. All rights reserved.]

i want to crack you open like 
a pomegranate       dissecting your sweet flesh
                 bearing pale gems in each crevice

deep enough to swim & smooth enough to sip until 
i forget the color of my room         or the size of this couch         
fruit between the cushions 	   of my palm, inside   
hollow enough to hear my name    repeated back to me       
until each hair rises and lifts          like fissure             

on the wall, collecting dust to dip 
your fingertips        & taste, only to miss the sweet moisture 
of my mouth           my hand frees itself from under my belt
as i exhale enough air for two 
one husk  
sliced open, bearing seedless walls of
dry sponge

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