winter sakura

 

all i wore

was the solid ruby

 

on my breastbone

 

and the moonlight

upon my skin

 

and your hands

sent to measure me

 

and my scars

 

fading from pink

to white

 

 

© 2024 jennifer wagner

Color Me

Photo © 2023 Jennifer Wagner

Unfold a whisper

held on your tongue—

it is sweetest released

on the curve of my ear—

your lips a light-touch paintbrush

coloring my skin.

 

And you will find me

folding

my hand into yours—

a canvas of two—

us blended,

entwined and unending.

 

© 2023 Jennifer Wagner

 

For dVerseQuadrille #186 - Fold