Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
November 09, 2026
"Mes de los Muertos"

Stuck in the Middle

"...What if we agree to only fall into us..."

Stuck in the Middle

Without a sweet beginning
there can be no bitter end.
Yet abstinence is lonely.
How can we remain
in the fondant heart,
a gooey melting middle.
Licking off
chocolate ice cream
as it drips to cool
our burning tongues.
What if we agree
to only fall into us
as meteor showers
or under a full moon.
Kiss under rainbows,
skinny-dip in spring tides.






Article © Linnet Phoenix. All rights reserved.
Published in the June 28, 2021 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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1 Reader Comment
Ian Lewis Copestick.
12/22/2023
01:41:43 PM
You are coming out with some brilliant stuff, Linnet.
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