This poem was written from a daily prompt hosted by DsubVerse on Twitter. The title is the prompt word. ❤ See more frequent posts on Twitter (text only) and Instagram (with graphics).
I want to bury
my face in
your warm, soft
skin that never
sees the sun.
With the
first touch,
you swell
for me and
I devour.
~Greta Stone
Behind-The-Scenes
While daydreaming, soft, warm skin that never sees the sun came to me. I started writing it into a poem, then went to check for any prompts to add to it. With the first touch fit well.
the soft, warm
skin that never
sees the sun.
[something]
with the
first touch
Going back, it was easy to add an opening, converting the to your.
I want to bury
my face in
your soft, warm
skin that never
sees the sun.
[something]
with the
first touch
When thinking of the something, I decided to switch it up.
I want to bury
my face in
your soft, warm
skin that never
sees the sun.
With the
first touch,
you…
What would he do? Respond. But that’s too generic. Get hard but that’s too obvious. Also, I like ambiguity and I want the poem to work for all genders.
I want to bury
my face in
your soft, warm
skin that never
sees the sun.
With the
first touch,
you swell
for me and
I …
Eat? haha Inhale? Devour. Yes, that. Also, I keep wanting to read warm, soft instead of soft, warm so I switch it.
I want to bury
my face in
your warm, soft
skin that never
sees the sun.
With the
first touch,
you swell
for me and
I devour.
this is amazing stuff. and it’s cool getting to see how you think.
thank you for sharing your talent with us.
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Thank you, Chris! It makes the effort worthwhile, knowing it means something to you and other writers.
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