Starkers

 

In a sea of 

sweat and hormones

desire and dopamine

there is no confusion

We know we are bare

Lick at every pulse point

eat away at every fantasy

say the naked words

of who we are

and what we want

until

we are full

and exposed

unprotected

and sated

October 11, 2020

Day 11 of 31

October Poetry Writing Month 2020

Magnetic Poetry pull prompt: confusion, eat, full, lick, sea, starkers.

Dopamine: a type of neurotransmitter, that the nervous system uses to send messages between nerve cells, it plays a role in how we feel pleasure, and is a part of our unique human ability to think and plan.

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