I AM DRINKING YOU

I AM DRINKING YOU

I am drinking you
With my eyes open wide
And my lips moist
My nose catching scent

I am eating you
Savouring every little detail
My tongue distinguishing
Sweet, sour, salt

I am seeing you
With veiled eyes
Shedding tears of salt
And sweetness

I am hearing you
And all the words
Not said but guessed
In all the small cries

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Poem by Darren White

November 21, 2016