after TLC
I creep
down low
Belly against
the ground
My man
down low
In the ground
My belly
against
the ground
Against his belly
My body
to dig in
My mess
around
So I creep
what I do
With my body
Is open
belly against
the ground
My man
digs in
With my body
In the ground
My mess
around
His belly
against mine
again
I mess around
My man
knows
What I do
In the ground
Belly against
belly I open
Down low
Let my man
Love my body
estranged
In the ground
my man
Belly against
the ground
I creep
on my belly
What I do
to dig in
My belly
is open
the ground
My man
in the ground
What I do
is dig in
I mess
around
My body
down low
I creep
My man
down low
What I do
In the ground
Is open
with my
mess
My mess
down low
and open
Brian Clifton co-edits Bear Review. His work can be found in: Pleiades, Guernica, Barrow Street, Bennington Review, Prairie Schooner, and other such magazines.