𝓇𝒾𝓃𝑔 𝓅❀𝓅

lick the sweetness from my fingers after you are done,

leave me stripped and shaking.

I love you
you’ll put a ring on it.

Eve’s first sin was not taking the apple; it was believing.

Took,
I believed.

From your rib.

I bite into the core and discover
your house of cards on the floor.

stripped and shaking, I am stacking once more.

Ana Palacios is a Mexico City native who lives, works, loves, writes, etc in New York City. She values patience, kindness, grace, and humor.

She is most impressed by the indomitable human spirit—and is working on her own. You can find more of her writing on Substack.