# no

do i have to belt you?  
to overcome a bubbling  
or are my words enough  
to staunch the flowing  
from leaking fountains

pleasure is never free,  
even when it is a gift.  
beg me with honeysuckle  
pollination. allergies.  
only believe in denial.

muscle tension, hunger.  
dew’s wetter than rain.  
desperate questions tie  
barricade tape tighter.  
no. a complete sentence

the longer we wait here  
clock hands move slowly  
waiting, praying on the  
dripping limestone tile  
a sacrifice in purpose.

release is for the weak  
but you are strong, no?  
every drop metered out.  
are you grasping at it?  
there isn’t a shortage.

don’t ask me again, now  
you know my answer love  
age years in the bottle  
our flavor concentrates  
only believe in denial.

## poem details

- [color](https://chromato.graphics/colors): [108C](https://www.pantone.com/color-finder/108-C)
- wrote: 2026-04-25
- posted: 2026-06-04
- [tags](https://chromato.graphics/tags): [#boundaries](https://chromato.graphics/tags/boundaries)  [#chastity](https://chromato.graphics/tags/chastity)  [#clocks](https://chromato.graphics/tags/clocks)  [#control](https://chromato.graphics/tags/control)  [#food](https://chromato.graphics/tags/food)  [#hunger](https://chromato.graphics/tags/hunger)  [#love](https://chromato.graphics/tags/love)  [#pain](https://chromato.graphics/tags/pain)  [#pleasure](https://chromato.graphics/tags/pleasure)  [#religion](https://chromato.graphics/tags/religion)  [#sex](https://chromato.graphics/tags/sex)  [#time](https://chromato.graphics/tags/time)  [#water](https://chromato.graphics/tags/water)  [#💛](https://chromato.graphics/tags/%F0%9F%92%9B)