Desire



Desire

I don’t want your FaceTime
birthday wish. I want
the cool touch of naked
thighs around my hips;
baby-soft kisses
tattooed on my neck;
silk brush of breath
across closed eyes
like the omnipresent calm
before unimaginable
thunder and lightning erupt

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I just had a birthday and enjoyed my children's Facetime from other cities wishing me a happy birthday, but there's a significant other I didn't want to just FaceTime for birthday wishes.

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Written on May 23, 2023

Submitted by connectallan on May 27, 2023

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Scheme ABCDEFGHAIJ
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Characters 257
Words 45
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 11

Clarence Allan Ebert

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