Photo: mine.
Predictable ticking
Ratcheting, ramping
Tighter and hotter
Some kind of
Wood fire grill
Stoked to sear
Preparation takes time
Flames lick
Higher and higher
Why must my body
Operate on
A schedule
Clockwork desire
Copulate to procreate
Hisses an insistent voice
About the Creator
Aspen Marie
In love with life and all of its foibles.
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