see

you cat my eye like marbles. count fingertips to spine explosion. roll round balls against roof and tongue. to splinter shake. memory of your mouth on my mouth speaking the name of my frame slow delicate glass on blacktop dancing. skip and slide the glow of my center when it hums. teeth to tongue sickness, when you laugh and only my frenum constricts, holds, the name of you when you're spent into darkness meant to hold secrets and names and long limbs longing to pretzel themselves inside your brain like a twist of the word or the touch of a finger against ribs. the laugh. diaphragm pressed and life-long excavations and leaving a sign you've gone home with a kiss missed before the parting of lips. begun.