NaPoWriMo, Day Thirteen: “Excellent”

Excellent

If I’d ever really written
a love poem, it would’ve
popped with springtime
& someone’s sunglint eyes,
the way the world dissolves
around her shimmer,
odd static and hiss
of overloaded nerves
& knees that buckle
more with each sense
she sparks, every beat
of her blown-glass voice,
untold skin & the infinite
economy of desire,
& that kind of love
poem would’ve been
so very excellent to write

Thanks for reading! April is National Poetry Writing Month, and this year I’m writing and publishing a poem prompted by a different reaction GIF each day. My 2020 and 2019 NaPoWriMo poems (about the Fast and Furious movies and car insurance, respectively) are still live on Medium, so check out my profile if you want more. My 2018 Twilight Zone NaPoWriMo poems are online here.