walk into the bathroom barefoot turn away from the mirror pull your shirt over your shoulders & let your pants slide off your hips, unclasp

i want to be loved without             asking for it.     i have been starving for the taste since i was born. my parents made my body

i’d surrender my whole heart to you,  every chamber, ventricle, string.  promise me we’ll knot ourselves together, artery to vein, skin & organs,  a single

reverse baptism, solitary rite. breath held, skin uncovered.head first, arched back, eyes closed beforei reached the surface. i think it’s bestto feel weightless when you