Smoke Show – A Poem by Rachana

A smoke show is someone who’s captivating in a slightly dangerous way. I’m framing something here which can be technically “forbidden” within the constraints of our life. Find out what the heat is all about.

you said
i can’t get locked
into tight places with you.

at midnight,
when i said i’m thirsty,
i was really looking at
you.

even in the dark,
i imagine
your gaze on me.

took one minute to fall.
taking a lifetime
to forget.

i want to
lean in
to leave a mark of my teeth.

will you trace constellations on me,
and connect these freckles
like stars
no one’s ever dared to touch?

just once —
kiss me there,
and everywhere.

your hand is getting closer.
you promised slow —
not savage.

but
that invisible collar of civility —
it’s tightening.

i’ll let your eyes rest
where fingers cannot.

of all the things i can’t have,
the memory of your mouth
is the one i’ll keep.

i’ll leave you
where i found you —
outside my life,
inside of me.

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Love Poems

I hope you know by now. I’m crushing hard on you.