Jungle love

In a world with no rules
and starving appetites
I hunt what makes my mouth water
stalking innocence with claws unsheathed
impatient to lick the blood off the coat
while the body is still warm

©07.13.2018 ebn

Wrinkled eggs

She held them like she shouldn’t be holding them
fingers so soft and trembling
while she was getting a feel for my chi

face flushed and heart beating
waiting for something as I waited for her to tell me to cough
her cool hand gently weighing me

as I dozed off
like a baby rubbed down after a warm bath
breathing with her

©07.11.2018 ebn

Green

I threw my makeup test in the trash
And carefully cut the cord to the television
Before sitting down and watching the plants dance in the breeze

One day
I told myself
I was going to only eat what I grew
And there would be no more paper to throw away

©07.11.2018 ebn

Not a whisper

Disconnected never felt so beautiful
I could finally see the leaves laughing through the glass block windows
And all the space available to me in your absence
Had my spirit dancing naked in the emptiness

I overlooked the bottle of wine for a glass of water
And breathed in deeply all the air moved by the ceiling fan
Rest felt like a smile slipping off a chair
And my heart giggled at the sound of its own voice

©07.11.2018 ebn

Focus interrupted

Footsteps and fingers clicking typewriter keys
Spider sense was tingling when you walked in behind me
Wish you would have listened to the stop sign on my back
Cuz I really didn’t want you to touch me
I was too busy concentrating on grabbing a thought that was about to disappear

©07.11.2018 ebn