I Want to Kiss You, Vino Tinto

i want to kiss you

shadow you jaw like against touch

touch you sent of musk

salt water and sea foam clean

want to kiss you

near god

amongst strangers

i dare either to stop me

keep me

want to kiss you bitter

tired of waiting

wondering

want to kiss you empty

steady as forever

small as favor

maybe kiss you curve

where shoulder meets neck

or silk of throat

perhaps rough of chin

inside elbows

wrists

then rest

smooth of chest

back

hip to hip

dip of belly

want to hold you entwine like vowels

palm against palm

fingers laced

and waiting

i want to kiss you unbroken

before too many hearts snap like dry and dead things

this longing

like fire

like hunger

like nothing before

or since

just one

small

solitary kiss

no questions

no worries

no words

just a kiss

quiet

quick

subtle

silent

it'll probably speak volumes

- Bassey Ikpi

*Live