That face of hers reminds me of A p h r o d i t e

broken and porcelain like antique store windows;

vermilion from all that glow. She flows like

water (drip. drip. drip) and he sucks her up like wine,

bitter - he doesn't kiss me anymore, but I can still

feel the curl of his tongue when he inhales her (always

exhaling me profoundly in the process) He said - follow

not to lead, I can't follow you where you go! And you?

Baby girl you don't follow anyone! So I guess, I'm the

lucky one. Waking up in the middle of the night screaming

his name like an unabashed litany - I sing about his rib cage

like a lullaby - what it was like to fall asleep entwined.

Entombed. Anchoring. He's tinkering with her over coffee and I

let lose across the page - animal - wild women - visceral - he knows

how hard it is for me to keep quiet, so we say little. If I

write love letters, about how I fell asleep in your clothes once,

dreaming of rings and babies, drunk with the look of R h e i a

in my eyes; would it say anything about how much I miss

the shape of you in my hands. I'll play A r t e m i s if you speak

the words of P o s e i d o n again. I'll leave it all behind. Go back to it.

Stop swinging back and forth, stop asking, stop telling, stop selling

myself. He's talking about the future - it's good to see you, I'll see you

again soon! And A p h r o d i t e with her sweet smile shakes my hand;