Jagged Mountain

i want to call her and tell her how much
she means to me. but she’s in love and i,

i don’t have much to offer. so, i’ll write it
instead; about the way my eyes

grew legs trying to follow her around. or
about the way my restraint went on vacation,

compelling the temptation to fuck her against
the wall, until my hands turned to ashes

in a futile attempt to avoid her flesh -
crematorium where bodies of her lovers

go to die of desire. like fire, she both consumes
and ignites - regardless of the outcome.

16 December 2021