Kris Bigalk creates eros in few words and a simple gesture.
—
Two Seconds
In the small
of my back
a door
the size of
a fingerprint
a man grazes
his fingers
against it
and I open
like a lily
he covers it
with his palm
and my breath
ignites, a caught
match.
***
Originally published in Pentimento.
Read Kris Bigalk’s poem “Doors.”
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Brilliant work.
Thanks so much, Charles!