A response to Lia
by David ben Alexander
The truth is
I am throbbing
inside of you right now
The truth is
your lips quiver
to my pounding meter
The truth is
you are swollen
gushing with our verses
The above poem is my take on d’Verse’s ‘a conversation’ prompt.
d’Verse prompted us to look back over the last year; choose a poem that calls to us; and write a response to that.
I selected a poem by my friend Lia- ‘The truth is’ because I love the idea of a poem manifesting itself in a body that can enflame our hottest, fiery passions.
Below is Lia’s poem, which my poem responds to:
The truth is
by Lia
The truth is
I always want to be with
your poem’s body
The truth is
I always need
the poem inside of me