ISAURA REN -
YOU CAN CALL ME DADDY IF YOU WANT
and i’ll respond. each time, a gentle kiss
to the hollows of your hips, that soft shore
where you join the rest of you. i hope that
death is this times a million. what i mean is this
is heaven, even that time when you came
in my eye. (i swear i didn’t mind; the crying
was involuntary.) when we unite, a choir,
heavenly hosts singing hallelujah. your breathing is
a sea breeze, all wet salt and promise. darling,
i would be adrift without this. anchored in your waters,
safe harbor no matter the tide. what i mean is
i will never not be lost. even in the shallows i am still
plumbing your depths. every little echo is
a hidden treasure. my name, once lost among
the waves, discovered on your tongue.
so you can call me daddy. call me captain.
call me anything, please.
what i mean is i need you
to tell me who i am.
Isaura Ren (she/they) is a queer poet from the Bay Area. She runs perhappened mag, which you should Google (if you want). They are a Leo sun, Aquarius rising.
She's also on Twitter @isaurarenwrites. Do with that information what you will..