The Need For a Rug

 

I love

the all over warmth

You spread

holding me close

Body pressed against

my back,

Lying together

in the way too small

twin XL bed

that we’d rather share

than a full size

air mattress on the floor,

Because plastic on linoleum

is squeakier than

the metal spring bed frame.

 

 

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Prunus Persica

 

Teeth sink

Into peach flesh

Burst of flavor

As juice releases

Flowing down my chin

Slow

Like blood

But sweeter

Like molasses