Clean

Laid in blood hot water
Drunk on one another
Sighs
Murmurs
The damp percussion
Of the water as our hands lift
Or dive to find each other
Touch me beneath
It’s a mermaid’s kiss
That your fingers give me
Kissing you
Oiled with sweat and
Soft intention
How glorious we look
Together
Like young gods
Or beatific creatures
Angels who didn’t fall
But took their time
Coming down
And enjoying every step
Of the way
Baptising one another
How your skin is
Apricot to touch
Yet as wanton as
Delightfully feral feeling
Dirty is
I have never
Felt
So
Clean