loose threads

a smattering of things

  • i won't think that kissing your lips
    will be like drinking from the fountain of youth
    because i'll be too nervous to even remember how to use my lips
    or my tongue
    and i won't know what to do with my hands
    should i put them on your arms?
    or on your shoulders?
    or at your waist?
    and what about opening my mouth?
    when should i do that?
    how much tongue is too much tongue?
    does my breath stink?
    do i have food stuck in my teeth?
    how's my technique?
    how's yours?
    oh my god, what if you're a bad kisser?
    after all this anticipation and daydreaming
    what if you sweep me into your arms and look into my eyes
    and say all the right words
    and then kiss me with basset hound tongue?
    
    -rjm
    2008
  • Inspired by the card I drew today from Jessica Roux’s Woodland Wardens oracle deck. I love this deck and the clarity it brings to my day, plus Jessica’s illustrations are delightful.

    Stagnation arrived
    Lizard in a pitcher plant
    A tail will regrow