Blackbird

'I want the slew of muscle, a less
cerebral meeting place; no word
but your male shout, the shirred
unpublic face and honest skin
crying to me, yes,
the mouthless, eyeless tenderness
crying to be let in.

Unbutton all your weight, like a bird
flying the night's starred nakedness:
put down your grammatical tongue, undress
your correct and social skin:
come white and absurd
all your language one word
crying to be let in.'

-- Alison Croggon, "Seduction Poem"

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Featuring Song Liling