2008-06-02
california dream
i woke up last night with spider venom in my veins. it must have been a big one. the holes where it's fangs sunk into my flesh are far enough apart that it's not entirely out of the question that my night-predator was in possession of scales or fur, though i doubt it would have been able to burrow quite so easily under the fabric of my sweatshirt. i tossed and turned until dawn, feeling like that albino pea shoot that grows even in absence of the sunlight it needs.
yesterday was all sunshine and hawaiian tropical. sprawled out on rainbow blankets, hair parted in the middle like french girls in the sixties and cigarettes dangling from the corners of smiling lips. toes curled over grip tape hot from the sun, taking cracks and spills into the watery grass. pink nipples bouncing, splashed with cold beer after sharp turns. steady as a waist tanned golden and traced in downy silk. bare knees kissed and fingers traced ink stains between the fold. slippery skin in the outside shower hid stolen touch after touch.
lids heavy under fiery afternoon glare. sunbeats in time to heatswollen hearts and the steady thrum of wheels on concrete.
tinteardrop at 10:12 p.m.