Here is the thing
much thought about,
here is the thing
much practiced.
Lips against palm,
tongue’s delicate
lick and peep.
Here is the first kiss,
delivered in a game,
to seize the cherry
held between her teeth,
to suck it loosely
by its stem,
to roll the half-
chewed scarlet
on the tongue,
then close the gap,
mouth to giggling mouth.
A sigh, a moan,
a murmur,
mutual and faint,
part curiosity,
part thank you,
part acceptance
and repeat.