Tannin and Mocha

crinkled squints evaporate
in swirls of tannin and mocha:
roll, roll, squeeze
                       puff...
palabras eviscerate the air---
daggers blunt with passion.

pursed reds collide in a blue
maelstrom of absence replete:
blink, stride, grasp
                        ex tri cate...
feet cleave vainly through the mist---
flowers ensconced in cloying sediment.

flared hangers sample skins
tinged in spearmint and cinnamon:
focus, vacillate, kiss
                      abyss...
anger disembowels the night---
leopards fraught with caution.