Poetry by Jessica Anne Rose
i take it all back
your kiss drew more than gasps from me pulled trauma from places i had forgotten smiled tearfully and held me where i was cold let little me know it is finally time to go
i couldn’t know how it would feel
you lured me out into the warmth
kindling my hope with only your eyes palm to palm is holy palmers’ kiss
in that moment i rejected such a notion as sin
how could i have known
you held me as though i might break! shatter in your ring adorned hands
rested our heads together in the sea of fervour and i, building the courage to touch your cheek
here is my heart, it has no box
be merciful and bite your lip once more let in what you now have let out
and grant me a moment of yours again so i might have something new to replay
i embrace my own naïvety
let’s skip this dance of counted breaths both afraid of each other’s depth
take my heart and forge its key
and never give it back to me
