Mess Me Up

the heat has us sweating

with sounds like a

massive attack

to the body

jumping in shadows

keeping to the west

where they rise and fall

this is all about me

but I’m glad you were here

even for only a night

I think it was

a fitting reunion

in the dark straddling

your waste I shifted

pumping it hard

then slow and hard again

golden swallows

twinkled and shuddered

swaying to the rhythm

our bodies were making

this could be

a live art installation

they shone in twin lobes

as I stared down at yours

red and blue at the collar

we never expected this

and I’ll expect no more

though I can still

feel the wishes

sliding back on me

it’s easier to push away

knowing the past we share

last night brought

new pleasure to

this wretched day

but not enough

to make the feeling stay