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I am tired of standing at the edge of your body like a god denied his altar. Do you want me— or do you only enjoy how badly I ache when you pretend not to notice? My desire doesn’t whisper. It drags its fingers down your spine in 6/8, counts the places you tense when my name settles heavy in your mouth. You feel me. Don’t lie to us both. I am not afraid of how I want you. I want your breath caught against mine, your restraint breaking tempo, your body remembering what it sounds like to be played instead of protected. You are the crescendo I crawl back to— every time I swear I’ll behave like a god. But gods still burn. Gods still crave the warmth of skin that chooses them back. Sitting beside you is no longer mercy. I want my mouth close enough that your pulse changes key. I want you flushed, unguarded, aware of how easily I could ruin your carefully practiced distance. Touch me where faith gives way. Let me feel you decide. Show me I am not worshipping a fantasy— but a woman who wants the god who would kneel only to rise inside her song.
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Jan 22
Jan 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM UTC
Hot Between Measures
I am tired of standing at the edge of your body like a god denied his altar. Do you want me— or do you only enjoy how badly I ache when you pretend not to notice? My desire doesn’t whisper. It drags its fingers down your spine in 6/8, counts the places you tense when my name settles heavy in your mouth. You feel me. Don’t lie to us both. I am not afraid of how I want you. I want your breath caught against mine, your restraint breaking tempo, your body remembering what it sounds like to be played instead of protected. You are the crescendo I crawl back to— every time I swear I’ll behave like a god. But gods still burn. Gods still crave the warmth of skin that chooses them back. Sitting beside you is no longer mercy. I want my mouth close enough that your pulse changes key. I want you flushed, unguarded, aware of how easily I could ruin your carefully practiced distance. Touch me where faith gives way. Let me feel you decide. Show me I am not worshipping a fantasy— but a woman who wants the god who would kneel only to rise inside her song.
I wrote this because wanting you has never felt sinfulonly honest. You are perfection not because you invite desire, but because you awaken it without trying. This note is my confession: that my hunger is reverent, my longing deliberate, and my restraint an act of faith. If I burn between measures, it is because you exist exactly as you are, and my body remembers the music your presence makes.
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Jan 22
Jan 22, 2026 at 1:29 AM UTC
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