The Curse of the Kalimotxo
It wasn’t so mortifying with you.
/
I was in your mouth like wine &
You were in mine like cherry coke
/
When we kissed it felt like I was on a patio
Where I could just barely feel the air on my skin and
There’s a scent in the air that I can only name summer
/
You once said
About sex
About us (I secretly hope)
That there is something profoundly sad about it
/
I spilled my kalimotxo on the patio two nights ago & then I stepped in it trying to
Clean it up.
& then last night my roommate did the same thing
& so did I, I got my feet sticky.
The curse of the Kalimotxo.
/
When I hold the taste of us in my mouth,
I balance the mason jar in my hand &
I drop it & we step in the puddle & for once in my life it’s not mortifying to be known
And I laugh because
It’s just a kalimotxo.
Posted Aug 6, 2022, 5:19 PM UTC
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