kiss me like the ocean
touch each tooth
polish me with your lips
until I am bone white as a beached whale

teach me how to draw
use my freckles as connect-the-dots
use your finger to point out
the many constellations on our skins

show me what melting snow sounds like
lie down with me on these white sheets
allow your hand to fall on me
as gentle as a soundless avalanche

correct my grammar
tell me what’s wrong with this sentence:
how much love can a bad boy share
if a bad boy knew what love was?

listen to the sunrise
chirp back at the birds precociously
then pounce on my chest when I wake
like a cat who steals my breath from sleep

**** me like the tide
drain me of myself
bite my ears like I don’t need them
to hear the jungle of your drumming chest

leave me behind you
call back to me like an explorer
disappearing around the bend of a river
where all I ever hear is an echo of your voice