earth-shaker

i've got a thirst but an empty well - 

you're an ocean in a glass;

the big drink. 

a blinking beacon in the blackness,

my regular gets smashed to pieces

on the rocks. 

colossal waves, we gasp for breath -

our briney bodies sparkling

like bubbles in a highball.

i'll suck the failure from your salty shoulder

and swallow it whole,

a golden coin 

that will sleep safely, soundly

on the dusty sea floor 

in a big blackout box 

below my tongue, your scars

above my head, our stars

and the moon on a peeling label 

my Poseidon, King of the Deep -

king of the deeper, deeper,

please 

the tide rises in you and falls, crashing 

all around my thighs 

another round, my prize?