a quick decay

Sky Regina
Moments Between
Published in
1 min readAug 8, 2021

from —

tangled nerves in Her body dripping

sweat under uncaged breasts

the promise of undiscovered whim

plucked from a preteen crush

a potluck picnic for two

dogs feverishly humping

in the grass

melon juice trickles down Her chin

wish he’d clean it with his tongue

remember whens and back thens

he wore pants but removed his socks

shock of white skin mottled with black hair

Her dirty feet chipped toenail paint

wiping wet where Her mustache would be

She revealed too much too silly little Girl

he shut Her up with his thirsty mouth

a kicked hornet’s nest trapped in Her guts

buzzed all the way back to the apartment

he can’t afford

in control but on his knees

She worried about pungence, pubes, fat in wrong places

She roared, bucked, faked

pockets of pleasure

still with the need to feel wanted

he said let’s do this again

with a smack on Her ass

sent away via bike sweat dried on the wind

hair flying wild from

the pep of summer’s breath

smile too wide for the glow of the moon

to —

he’ll fuck Her if She asks

wishing She kept him imprisoned in Her fantasies

but at least now

She knows

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Sky Regina
Moments Between

I’m a writer and editor from Toronto. My work was longlisted for Voyage YA’s Short Story Award.