leaving you a voicemail

Emily Norton

i want to stay up all night/ with myself/ touching his chest/re-imagining Genesis/ if Adam was Adonis/ he’d make a pretty boy/ from his ribs/ plucking bone/ yes i think eve/ would be a lot like me/ had she had a different/ father/ bite the apple/ or something else/ a little poison/ never did anything but/ poison you/ & who am i to judge/ when it comes to eating things you shouldn’t/ i want to devour/ the liminal space of my body/ i want to feel full/ on forbidden fruit/ i want to want/ with all my might/ i want to tell you/ something/ hey, can you call me/ when you get this/ baby/ i’m thinking about the ways/ we’re tied together/ afraid of the things i’m hesitant/ to admit/ i’d consider/ going feral/ for you