62–68°F No Tongue No Teeth

Photo by Loc Dang on Unsplash

Above and beyond

interpreted into a French a kiss

what else could go wrong?

I never knew a love like this

currently withdrawn

the borderline of these lips

I crave to mourn

and itch

and devastate

my intestinal feelings

but beforehand

a stranger’s tongue must risk

to adorn

an ability

to be swallowed

whole, with or without

a longer breath promised, to hold

equipped, due to inescapable

shark’s biting teeth