chrissy + the camera

you beast of a man.

you monster.

you lover.

you Chimera chieftan-

you crawl under covers

and spread me out like

an exotic buffet

and you have

not

       eaten

              for weeks.

sprawled and spilling-

you lap up

what’s left.

i’m a pool, i’m a puddle.

undone in this bed.

chiding my armor, uncovering

what’s best;

the second circle with you.

recollection

…the time i drank far too much and first kissed your lips.
our mouths tasted of dirty martinis.
olive and gin and longing.
my memory is patchy
but i recall drawing imaginary, concentric circles on the seam of your pants
with my shoeless, stocking encased foot.

a ladder ran all the way up-
just where i wanted you to be.