Friday, March 8, 2024

If we rub hard enough July 2012

 


If we rub against each other

 long and hard enough,

 we might ignite –

no boy scout ritual this,

 no sticks to set aflame.,

 we are the sticks we need to spark,

 the more we rub,

the more intense the heat

Can we stand it,

 the fire?

Do we do this to create magic

 the way old witches do,

 to make something from nothing,

to create joy out of the steady rub of flesh,

 my skin against your skin,

 my lips against your lips,

my hips against yours,

ever pressing until it all explodes?

If we rub hard enough

 and long enough,

 can we make fire?

Do we risk it?

 Do we even understand

what it means when we try,

 rubbing as hard as we can

until we wear each other out?


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