Thumpity thump
bump the bump
let bass **** up
in your spine
shake down your behind
quiver in those
pristine teeth
then bump you into me.
Bounce those eyes
side to side
down chests,
up thighs.
Burst out your mouth
in a weighted sigh
that snaps shut
with the snare drum.
Rattling through your thumbs
tapping on
jeans, cotton, skin.
Cymbal ringing like tin,
lifting that chin
while the music
lets you
give
in.

Why is it.
that twice now, I have
played the part of the one
who loves enough to
let go?

Phone misplacement
turned into ghosts
and heartbeats