The poem s t r e t c h e d out

Body sigh
Body shhhhhhhhhhhhhh
ssssssssssssssss
             follicles and epithelial cells
gastronomy and desire
sssssssssss
Body mine
Without or in the absence of
rest or repose on the divan I always
   wanted with the women I’ve always wanted
Body
Mine!
Body blood
white and red
   blood acid fluid wetness
     mine
Me in the absence of without
external
alone, still
Touch, feel skin and under that —

From Rock | Salt | Stone (Nightboat Books, 2021) by Rosamond S. King. Copyright © 2021 by Rosamond S. King. Used with the permission of the author.