xx

rest the pale light against your cheek
you’ve breathed better days than this
a blush that stains your skin
a high that never quite sets in
if we were wading for something deeper
i was too lost to wander further
sate the taste of a sharpened tongue
bending beneath each drop of nectar
could we let the cold air back in?
let the rush slow, let the sweat crave our warmth
i dreamed us missing, maybe it was selfish
delirious like we didn’t need to be anything else
burnt sugar biting at the edge of intoxication
anything but patient – it hurts more than it should
and we let it like we need it
softness lingers in the salt we share
leave us wanting teeth pressed into red
shy spit spilling from the caution in our words
it’s the craving smile that breaks the tension
we deserve to spoil ourselves sometimes