Half Volley


She stands above me

sporty and tennis mouthed

with alkaline interrogation


No, I've never been 


Thrills twitch me awake

gulping down a globe

of light in my throat


but visitation hours run short

Shoulderblades

jut out of her

racketeering armspan


Just let me look at you


All organic heliophobe

Cleanse my trachea with

sun spots through mesh


The ball balancing 

on my heaving chest



 



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