Saliva-soaked palms,
handshake.
Pin to the finger,
blood print.
Intertwined pinkies,
spell chant.
One hand to the sky,
heart crossed.
I wrote this poem for a BlueSky prompt: “What are the other ways, other than words, to make promises?”
Where I Burn
Saliva-soaked palms,
handshake.
Pin to the finger,
blood print.
Intertwined pinkies,
spell chant.
One hand to the sky,
heart crossed.
I wrote this poem for a BlueSky prompt: “What are the other ways, other than words, to make promises?”
