I’ve never felt stars in my eyes like this
I feel like half of a cartoon pair
I’ve never been so pick-up line,
never been so bare.
and you’re unfurling your flag of breath, now
into the bent crook of my arm
and i’m thinking “maybe i could love you,
but i’m not sure we’d get along”
and then you unfold your tongue to show me your best
and I think “yes, okay,……….go on”
because your best is impossibly beautiful
your charm transcends unbearable
and i’ve got all this desire clutched behind my back
I will lay down my resistance
I will wait for you to crack
—-alix olson
