Destiny Romero - Neglected Nectar
sickly sweet
honey words
drip from my mouth and ring in your ears
in our time alone
it brings a familiar smile to your face
as if you want lick the words from my lips
and savor each word
in the time we share with others
you look at me
a blank stare
wiping the words clear from my vocabulary
shrug me off of you
because when there are others near
my words become too sweet
that sickly sweet
but not one that you could ever stomach in public
my touch too tender to accept
and far too loving to ever be given back
when we are alone
you are a man that loves sweets
you love my every dripping word
and your affection flows freely unto me
we accept how our hearts beat in that time we share
rhythmically
harmonizing together
when we are around your “friends”
you think my heart beats too loudly
but it’s really that yours has ceased to beat for me
what an awful sound, what a sour taste, to know that your lover could never be proud of you
to know your lover could never accept that you are always that syrupy sweet
even when the crowds change
and ebb and pull around us
to know your lover will never
and could never truly be just that
your lover
Edited by Sofía Aguilar (@sofiaxaguilar)

DESTINY ROMERO is a writer, artist and community leader. She uses her voice as her catharsis; painting us a portrait of her experiences through life, love, loss, sex and power. Her words as sultry as her presence, Destiny pulls you in with texture and depth, and keeps you there with pure vulnerability. Destiny Romero resides in Upland, California. She has been writing poetry for six years.