blurring our bodies

free verse poetry

when the sun falls down

silhouettes become shadows curtains become walls

projections behind blinds we blend and become

blurring our bodies on unmade beds

we grip broken promises shatter affections

we lay down and get up without our feelings

remaining distant enough to know

one other

Background context:

There’s something so vulnerable about intimacy.

Sex is such a personal experience.

I’ve always found it tragic how people can lay down with one another and either one or both of us can get back up without our feelings. I’ve never understood that. I’ve come close but even then there was still some humanity left in me to feel… something.

This poem captures the chaotic agreement between bodies, when there’s no hope for anything but a moment to enjoy because that’s all there will ever be between them. I’m taking you into the center of that agreement; and showing you the mechanics behind that type of negotiation.

From my perspective.

Enjoy ❤

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