Love Poem: Naked Picnic
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Written by: Carissa Marie

Naked Picnic

the grass makes perfect lingerie
my dear
drape yourself across the yard
and I’ll feast

on an audience of ants
traipsing crumbs across our makeshift bedroom 
while my fingertips march 
over your gentle slopes

of leftover snow
dripping icy tears into mud
we swirl into our skin
and exposed cracks

in the sidewalk 
that burns our unprotected soles
souls perhaps
bared under glinting skies

isn’t it lovely
my dear
dancing naked in the grass
and breaking our own hearts on the rocks