Prometheus Loved the Blizzard (Indigo/Mainon Collab) by Mainon A SchwartzThe first time you threaded your body into mine
I shivered; it was strange. Cold hands descended
On my belly, bitter frost crept into my breast.
I asked you why youÂ’d swirled inside, all chills
and howling winds to crash down my world
Of hibernation. You muffled your answers
With white blankets and grey fringe, both
Haloing the frost between our lips. I could love
You more fully if we traded freeze for thaw—
But you only love me when itÂ’s cold outside,
As though the mercurial contrast finally
Makes my warmth seem substantial. You
Want to explore me then, the way weakness
Takes advantage of a fever-ravaged form.
Your whispers come in reverse, sucking in
The words and heat, and leaving oxygen behind
To coat my skin. I flicker upward, summoning
Fires from the cisterns in my toes, and setting my
Belly ablaze. Your fingers shrink away—
The snow sticks, but youÂ’re the one melting. 12/21/2003 Author's Note: Collaboration between Indigo Tempesta and myself, for the Beat Poet Collaboration contest.
Posted on 12/22/2003 Copyright © 2024 Mainon A Schwartz
Member Comments on this Poem |
Posted by Agnes Eva on 12/23/03 at 04:51 PM i really like this. great job, girls :) |
Posted by Rachelle Howe on 12/23/03 at 05:37 PM "But you only love me when it’s cold outside," oooooo... this whole thing is... wow. *tilts her head with a grin* seems like you guys outshine. hm. reminds me: you owe me a poetry date, woman. |
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