Boundless

(Unchartered Bodies)

By KaylaPublished 2 years ago • 1 min read

Photo by Maria Teneva on Unsplash

I know I want to explore bounds with you

but I also want to reel

everything back in

I guess that’s what viewing life as an ocean is

you run your fingers up my fish bone hair clip

the same as my spine

you ask if I’m ticklish and I say

no, I’m just sensitive

and we buy spite

I ask if you’re the captain of any ships

and you say

only unchartered bodies

we draw maps together

and none of them make sense

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Kayla

🙞 Southeastern US-based writer/poetess 🙜

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