Crisp fruit cracks open
At the sight of our skin
Worms peak their heads out of the muds burial ground
spinning cupcakes on their fingers like basketballs
They make their way to this foreign celebration
The turf confuses their tradition
Tightly wound into the slab of illusion slapped over steady ancestry
Though the sweet aroma of blissful celebration tricks their doubts into forgetfulness
A new form of presence aligns with stitched folds and pleated linings
Buttons dance on our bodies teasing fingers into frustration
Spinning like wheels on cars they drive eager minds into lust
Teeth gnash and eyes dart, we pick the worms off our fruit like apes cleaning the fleas from our back
The act of displacement brings skin closer
And as easy as they fall and scurry away do we forget their soft invasion
Upon swallowing the fibrous flesh of a browning banana I let the bite sit
Hugging it in the roof of my mouth and
Hesitating before the
Gulp swallow weee gurgling pop descending compressing squishing processing converting and releasing of my
body’s mechanic analysis and solution to the new foreigner
At the sight of our skin
Worms peak their heads out of the muds burial ground
spinning cupcakes on their fingers like basketballs
They make their way to this foreign celebration
The turf confuses their tradition
Tightly wound into the slab of illusion slapped over steady ancestry
Though the sweet aroma of blissful celebration tricks their doubts into forgetfulness
A new form of presence aligns with stitched folds and pleated linings
Buttons dance on our bodies teasing fingers into frustration
Spinning like wheels on cars they drive eager minds into lust
Teeth gnash and eyes dart, we pick the worms off our fruit like apes cleaning the fleas from our back
The act of displacement brings skin closer
And as easy as they fall and scurry away do we forget their soft invasion
Upon swallowing the fibrous flesh of a browning banana I let the bite sit
Hugging it in the roof of my mouth and
Hesitating before the
Gulp swallow weee gurgling pop descending compressing squishing processing converting and releasing of my
body’s mechanic analysis and solution to the new foreigner