the poetry knook :: the poetry of stephen m. james :: indianapolis, indiana » curves https://www.tpkpoetry.com the poetry of stephen m. james Fri, 28 Mar 2014 01:04:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3 Pommelled fruit https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/pommelled-fruit/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/pommelled-fruit/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 Back up against a tree,
golden foliage shelters the curves,
freckled islands, a desert
of smooth sand, gripped by palms
soaked in the sweet, salty sweat of a summer night
squeezed of the juice from a fallen fruit.

]]> https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/pommelled-fruit/feed/ 1 I smell of woman https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/i-smell-of-woman/ https://www.tpkpoetry.com/poetry/i-smell-of-woman/#comments Mon, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 I smell of woman; skin lingers on the tongue,
Dry mouth, wet lips, and thoughts loiter on.
Scared, lost in hair and night;
Found in arms, tense and tight.
Driven to reveal the hidden
Tracing curves with light tips–smitten!
Need I apologize to the girl I might know
And this girl’s groom as he screams “No!”
Before this darkness binds us.
our conscious finds us as
We fall down.

God, please forget.
All like a dream now?
Except the regret.

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