Daring exhale
--for my only lemon balm muse: to read and to write in a true inhale
Darling, am I too bold to call you mine yet?
Is it in the bold way I exhale toward your
Sparkling black skin that makes you feel funny...?
This is true, I love your brash, bold blackness
Rash that I am... It has been over two springs that I have loved you & more are ahead
A tender visceral dew that had lapped up into a resonant understanding
Can you imagine how I would make love to you?
Taking my time to know your every curve.
I think I have felt you in my dreams and you taste how the rainbow of fruits taste
Only you must know the main flavor that is lemon balm to secure our true trust
No, I cannot let you fall away from me... I'll catch you in my daring exhale and we will collide... Forever entangled in
(hot breathing noises)
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I loved the intensity of the yearning and longing in your poem! So powerful!
Is this the poem referred to in the "harassment" comment a few letters ahead? It's beautiful, passionate & inviting.
Lovely and heartfelt… Ahh… You are my Skittles and I shall indeed taste the rainbow. 🌈 Very nice Melissa.