Christa Bell

Tuesday, July 12, 2005

how to attract hummingbirds and butterflys

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have you ever been kissed by a hummingbird?

it’s like
the thrill of a baby’s mouth on your
nipple

like
having your clit held between thick
african lips

it’s
a puppy bringing you to orgasm with it’s tongue

or

god
on her knees
suckling your toes

but if
the fuscia and dragon lily, monkey flower
and honeysuckle
if the coral bells and lilacs
are the only ones
defined by
the garden,
it’s soil and roots,
it’s temperatures and aphids

if
with a whirr and a hum and a
pimped out flashing of wings
the lover moves on to other
landscapes
other blossoms

with newer buds or
sweeter nectar

did the lilac's moment really happen?
can one memory, in a story of two ever
prove itself?

and
hummingbird kisses are like this
too

an iridescent blur between betrayal and love
a movement so quick
it teaches lightening
how to flash

fire
how to ignite

tears how to
strangle

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