Fireman's Ball

By Kalamu ya Salaam

glistening in the heated night glow

yr arced torso radiates

the sculpted bronze intensity

of an earth toned ewe passion mask

yr hypnotic breasts

are brown mesmerizing eyes, yr nipples

dilated pupils aroused into

elongated surprise

yr navel a heavy

nose

flaring

with every sharp breath

& listen

that dark forest, yr sideways mouth

silently chants the sacred syllables

of my secret name

as I plunge into the discovery

of its musky depths

unable to stand

I joyously recline

Jumping in the happy immolation

Of yr explosive flame

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