AN OPEN MOUTH
Unnerving,
As
with an open mouth breathing down my neck,
Eager
to speak,
Just
open, mouthing frantically,
Causing
my stomach to contract
In
an effort to make me vaguely visible.
So I remained,
Aware
of the defiance,
Tempted
to make myself loosely present, as I do,
But
I remained,
Convinced
it was the gutsiest thing to do,
Or
was it?
I
noticed I was facing it sideways,
Afraid
of its influence,
It…
motioning away, with its unchaste gums and crouching tongue.
I
knew it was staring at me
When
my breasts performed a nakedness I never knew before,
And
so I persuaded myself I was being audacious.
I
was there, standing,
Sideways,
granted… but never mind that!
I
was letting myself stay, simply…
Or
was I?
It
vanished abruptly, disappointed even.
I
lingered, uneasy, with an arm slightly raised.
