Caramel Breathing Poem by Aria Ligi

Caramel Breathing



Caramel and taffy, chocolate mint-creams
Sticks of sugar-cane she sucked endlessly
In her Dunk'n' Donuts uniform, lips coated
Fingers caked in confectionary powders
All day long, she wetted her tongue
Til he came, that acne faced delivery boy,

Carrying cartons and cartons of milk
In those Berkeley Farms boxes, nose buried in her thighs
Fever flooding, layers of skim, in her
Oh and the foam, foam, foam washed white her hair-
Was sweeter than chocolate éclairs
Was smoother than custard pudding!
Her lips blistered, swelled, peeled,
Tender, and sanguineous organ, breathes sugar for air.

Friday, November 24, 2017
Topic(s) of this poem: romance
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Aria Ligi

Aria Ligi

New York
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