All This I Ask Of You [In Vain]

Daniel Sisson

Light VaseAlison Grant | Hand Built Ceramic Sculpture 

Crushed flower. Orange flame.
                      Sizzle. Breath. Rush.
Lips on yours.
              Dry.
                         Warm.
                                     Different.
Bodies move like seaweed. High tide.
Faceless man fulfilling your desires.
             Fulfilling?
                                    Filling.
                                                           Spilling.
Sweat, blood, salt
            Drips down thighs and shoulders.
Take a deep breath.
Close your eyes, picture me.
            Tip of your toes to
                       The last strand of slick, brown hair
                                   Overflows.
Try to ignore the pressure.
            Build up.
                                    Get up.
                                                          Stand up.
Stand up. Fix your hair, get dressed in the bathroom
           Behind privacy of locked doors.
No buzz. Shake off. Clean up.           Clean up.                Clean                              up.
Regret, repent, remember.
                         Return.