Firestarters
Hot Things We Did as Legal Arsonists
The flame flickers…fades
and my fury knows no bounds
You ignite me with
‘Try-it-you’ll-like-it’ encouragement
set irreversible combustion as a baseline
then unleash my compulsion for warmth
Up close and personal possibilities
sizzle against seared skin
Government guidance to stay indoors
ignored
cuz eons eclipsed tender truths between us
I smile as I sweat
burn embers to bursting
steamed succulence on the half shell
almost singe my tongue
against spicy subdivisions which — shhhh
— taunt for highest ever kilojoule dares
Surrender comes easy
A juicy hotspot
Nascent-knowledge-all-nighters
Minds melt
bodies ablaze
Can’t sit still shifting paradigms
Circling stars us
we shine brilliance over a world
on the cusp of chemical reaction
in a constant state of yearning
Oooh
satisfaction sparks spilled
from night-dark loins…
A sensuous blink like countless befores
then
I find no trace of you
Repatriated realms
just
like
that
No warning
No note
No flammable residue
Clothes still in closet
calls straight to voicemail
and my cries…
my cries are cords I bind to balance pressure
of how inconsolable I feel inside
Everything incendiary
as I’m drawn to random smoke on reflex
a walking-talking inferno invocation
still searching
sifting charred remains
for any ‘you-traces’
amongst ashes
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Comments (5)
That was so heart-wrenching! Yet so beautifully written! I loved it so much!
Cannot believe I was not subscribed! Missed seeing your stuff. This was HOT 🔥 Wonderful words as ever!
Oh wow! So sexy. So passionate. 👏
This is absolutely beautiful. Well done, as always.
I envy your talent, Dani, your passion, 'til I arrive at the embers & realize I'm already there, searching for something just as you do. Highly evocative, sensual, satisfying, & lost. Beautifully expressed.