Him

White blond strands tangle black brown
Currents ease downstream
Clean berates nostrils
Stirring long lost images
Tiny ripples swirl from breath to memory
Cheek glides jaw caresses nose nuzzles ear

Fingers glide lightly
Drift to there
Far from here
Blue fades to gray
Feather soft flutters, tiny tug edge of lips upward
Sigh inhales long ago deep into chest
Eyes flutter downward
Tingles creep slowly vertebra-by-vertebra
Each one releases, relinquishes its grudge
Only blond, strength, gentle

Forgotten spikes thrown
Gauntlets flourished

Glint of a grimace behind bravado
Begrudging words escape lips
Tumbling across landscape of lies
Seeping between cracks,
Seeking niches,
Flitting beneath the surface
Peaking out from veiled eyes

Eyes glinting need
Muscles clenching, releasing
Dark brooding glares
Shot across tight spaces

Vices grip, release
Lips grin, betraying intrigue
Glinting metallic taste to saliva
Tiny flicks of electricity
Sparking fingers, toes, tongue
Groin muscles spasm
Digestive juices churn

Words flow over rocky terrain
Spilling across jagged shale
Splinters slice flesh, tiny bites,
Playful nips, tucked underneath,
Unseen by inquiring eyes

Seen by quizzical glances
Sidelong, curious, penetrating
Mistaken, thoughtful, misguiding

Fluttery screams erupt,
Burst through numbing fog
Tattered fingers scramble, claw for purchase
Jagged nails dig deep, blood
Dark teardrops glitter against
White truth