POEM: TASTY KNEES

photo by Alex Lear

Tasty Knees

 

in the dark of touch

my face pressed heavy

to your head i open

my eyes and see the

night hair of you dark

as the lightless black

of a warm womb's interior,

your wetness inviting touch

your earth quakes, shakes and opens

as my rod my staff

slids across your ground

though i want to scream i

resolve to remain mute

as a militant refusing to snitch

to the improper authorities, but

suddenly, a riot of joy breeches my resolve

and i disperse the joyous quiet of our union

with an involuntary shout loud

as a bull elephant's triumphant ejaculation

 

of course i am exaggerating, but my, my, my

your knees did taste some good, yeah

 

—kalamu ya salaam