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but wanted edits on it. I need to change the title. any idea?
here's the poem:
1.
I sleep like a sack of potatoes on your couch
You say it's okay because I have no where else to go
The words stick to the inside of my brain like fly paper
and I can't quite get them out. I can't find the words
to call you right anymore
say things that would bring you to this side of the bed
rest your head in the crook of my neck
say my neck smells of pollen
my nipples are flower buds.
2.
You say you worry about me all the time
has some man taken hold of my arms
locked them behind my back?
You say you can't get emotionally involved.
I tell you I don't want anything that is not emotionally involved.
Sex is not so important anymore.
The rain is coming down in buckets.
You make me laugh
then cover my mouth
with your dirty hands.
3.
I showed you an x-ray of my teeth
you marvel at their perfection
and drag my hand into the inside
of your mouth to touch your crooked molars.
4.
I am a misplaced comma
fumbling for the right word
my encounters are always so upsurd and
you make me try to express myself
like I'm some sort of instrument to my brain.
5.
You fuck me like I am virgin
an unpeeled mango
I orgasm ink like a broken pen
and the sheets are covered from top to bottom.
We smoke cigarettes in the dark together and
talk about ice cubes and apples and piano keys
In the morning I leave you like
a nervous shadow to ride buses and elevators
to fall over drunk in alleyways and wait for you to find me.