Honey

Debbie Radford

Honey pools in the dip of my waist.

It flows like warm sunlight down my thighs.

Every curve a golden river,

every step a supple pour.

Like a honeycomb,

my body is textured and endless,

mailable like bees wax,

with threads of dripping sweetness

curling around my hips.

My skin gleams like amber

in the late afternoon-

something one cannot help but savor.

I wear the curves of my body

like sugar silk-

soft, lustrous, and shimmering

in a sunshine touch.

I am the sap of my creation,

overflowing in luxury

I melt into the depths of my form,

as smooth as nectar's fall-slow and sure.

Each layer of me ripened in richness,

and oozing in flavor.

More from Debbie Radford ↓

• @debbiearadford on Instagram & TikTok
• Her book, The Enchanted Cottage, is out now.

You can listen to me read Candle of Hope by Debbie over on Instagram @rembrandts.cure

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