You’ve been sitting there quietly
Care to share your thoughts?
This infatuation has me
I wore your scarf to keep me warm
I could smell you there
snaking all around me
Feeling like a teenager
in the grip of some sweet crush
I watched you
observing me with such indecent eyes
drawing me into your spell
My scarf, which you so casually
wrapped around you
had me burning with jealousy
I’m uncomfortable
seeing you
sitting in front of me with your silk lips
a drink in your hand
and a sultry laugh filling the air
I’m so frustrated by the distance
my fingers click, my toes make fists
Whole body bends to inch closer
The slang in your eyes
speaks to the strength of my desire
I’m so wired, in the heat of the night
I want your fabric against mine
I was quietly thinking to myself
the only remedy
to all of this would be
kissing your mouth, kissing your throat
and a week in bed with you…
I was quietly thinking to myself
you should race me home
so our bodies
can lock magnetically together
for a week
or three…
I think it’s time
we called a cab
and left…
[2021]
Thanks for reading.
This was a really fun collaboration with Bree from Secret Thoughts Within. I’d been really intrigued by the idea of working on a poem in tandem with someone else and how on earth you’d go about it. Bree very kindly offered to show me the way and this is what we came up with (alongside a lot of other ideas). It’s a fun process and I’d recommend it if you’ve not tried it before. Check out Bree’s fantastic writing and audio at https://secretthoughtswithin.com/
