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Soft Cotton and Phantom Bites

I turn your chair to face me
Press you into the back
Collapse onto you
In a trusting embrace 

Breathing deeply, your cotton shirt
Feels so soft against my cheek 
Smelling of safe comfort
And stable familiarity

Sinking deeper
I bury my face in your shoulder
Pressing lips to neck
As if to consume you

Pressed against you
Dreams from the night 
Quickly take on a clearer shape
Awakening low thirst 

Hooking my fingertips
Into that cotton
I pull until you stand
I pull until you follow 

I lead you to where
I put you down firmly 
Still hooked, now pulling
Off your cotton 

Sudden aggression
Reined in with effort
Biting urges pulled back into
Gentler pressing of teeth

Tiny mouth crafting  
Love bites like a phantom’s:
Briefly felt, leaving no sign
They were ever there 

Pressing and pulling
Tips and teeth know
Where they are
Where they’re going next

Teasing, pressing cream
Instincts drive strength
Until unspoken promises 
Resolve with a crash 

Empty space our compliment
Opening between us
Our two selves separated
Soft cotton returned 

March 29 – 30, 2025

Published inPoetryFree Verse

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