Tree Sex

By Phalanx

I liked it when you wouldn't speak and just
Told me with your eyes under a failing streetlamp
On the wrong side of town.

It was as if you trusted me out of curiosity,
Not knowing where my hands would find themselves.
I can't stand the sound of daylight anymore.

I want you to imagine your hands, in a beautiful exchange,
Picking between my bones.
I'm ok to bleed, I want you to know this bodie's prisoner.

Getting past the compost takes years,
Wanting each other where we don't belong,
In stasis, cold stares frozen in a world

Where nothing is promised.
We'll keep hope on ice
To water down our drinks

To see who floats.
I crave your foul language on my side of the bed,

A tower onlt stand with something in it.

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Copyright 2014 Phalanx
Published on Monday, May 12, 2014.     Filed under: "Poetry"
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  • dreadlox33 On Sunday, June 14, 2020, dreadlox33 (64)By person wrote:

    ...hard to send you my address in here...aol.com

  • Phalanx On Friday, July 3, 2020, Phalanx (678)By person wrote:

    What is wrong with you?

  • dreadlox33 On Sunday, June 14, 2020, dreadlox33 (64)By person wrote:

    ...oh...i'm at dreadlox33@aol.com.....thks again..

  • dreadlox33 On Sunday, June 14, 2020, dreadlox33 (64)By person wrote:

    ...thanks...i appreciate it...hagd....stay safe....ian

  • dreadlox33 On Sunday, June 14, 2020, dreadlox33 (64)By person wrote:

    phalanx....interesting piece....but I don't think this work was intended for me...picking thru the bones...what a thought...hey...I've got a question for you...how do people send a messag to someone....I've tried writing something to someone in here under the "write" icon...do you have to know their email address?...i've tried sending a message to just their dark poetry name and it won't send...this site doesn't seem easy to contact another writer...other than in the comment section below their write...thanks...hagd...ian

  • Phalanx On Sunday, June 14, 2020, Phalanx (678)By person wrote:

    I tried sending you a message. I think that feature is out of service at the moment. I would suggest contacting a model on the site. You may have to use the comments section but, I can ask around, as well.

  • TropicalSnowstorm On Wednesday, March 25, 2020, TropicalSnowstorm (1703)By person wrote:

    “It was as if you trusted me out of curiosity” - what a fantastic line! Ciao, T/S Scholar

  • Jonas Robinson On Tuesday, July 3, 2018, Jonas Robinson (867)By person wrote:

    I love the language. It paints a picture in my head.

  • A former member wrote: "Imagine your hands.....picking between my bones", well goddamn, darling. That stirs my emotions in places that one shouldn't talk about in public. Very beautiful write, my dear. Rebs:).

  • Star On Monday, March 21, 2016, Star (920)By person wrote:

    i love this. gentle yet sensual. as river lily said, i love the hope on ice line. i wish i would've thought of that. ten/ten.

  • Ortolan On Friday, February 20, 2015, Ortolan (214)By person wrote:

    I really like the concept.The portrayal of decay into delirium is a fitting conclusion for a personal battle with taboo and desire.

  • Alchemist On Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Alchemist (688)By person wrote:

    I was waiting for the love carved into oak bark with the thrust of a angry fuck. I really liked your imagery in this.

  • Clydes_Bonnie On Wednesday, July 2, 2014, Clydes_Bonnie (55)By person wrote:

    I logged in just to comment on this. There is a sort of warm emptiness to this. Its comforting and beautiful. "We'll keep hope on ice to water down our drinks..to see who floats" That is my favourite part. Thank you


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