Cherry Stems

Cherry stems tie knots
around your tongue,
and that’s a fancy trick,
sexy in some ways,
if you were making love
to a cherry tree,

But I’ve got a better one:
I can tie you in knots
with a thread of secrets
and whispers.

This poem was originally published under the pen name Gabriel Gadfly.
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