loose threads

prompt: the sweetest bite of the new season from esb.poems on Instagram

the sweetest bite of the new season
when i stun my younger self and
stand beneath a cloud of cherry blossoms,
listen to the stinging things buzz around me;
i pretend i am a flower and you are a bee
who lands on my petals and tickles me
with probing legs and an eager mouth
until you are coated and sticky,
drowsy and drunk on me
and you fall asleep in
the cocoon of my blossom,
satiated and warm

-rjm