thinking of me by Jessicamarie Wermes

cock in your hand           i imagine you spread legged
     living room couch                  marital bed 
each thrust like a slow dying                  grief
                         pink tipped flush of want  
    all this writhing in the dark             and for what 
your hands sticky with the     white of your infidelity 
moaning into the pillow      that smells of my youth 
                   my forbidden fruit 
             pomegranate                          passionfruit
    what does she hear                    low and guttural 
of your hunger                         that i never will 
    and what blue longing                           have you saved 
 just for me                      and your fist 
                      that she will never know

Jessicamarie Wermes is a queer poet, who has been writing for as long as she can remember, whether it be short stories, song lyrics or poetry. She hopes that her written words can inspire and comfort others, so that readers may feel a little less alone. She has one published book, through Bookleaf Publishing Company, an anthology named Cicadas in the Belly. Her poem [detangle] won an honorable mention in October Project’s writing contest. She has been published by seven literary magazines, Eunoia Review and Death Wish Poetry, Creation and Tension Literary, to name a few. And she has performed several of her works at slam poetry events and open mic nights.

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