Permeate

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It's the way I lick my lips, like I do this all the time. Stay moving, connected,

talking, like I know what I'm saying. All interest and expertise; all hand-gesticulations

and charisma. Gemstone rings catching the light on each long, brown finger. Your

words trigger resonance in my lower abdomen and like soft, guttural moans in pleasure,

I release the "mmm" crawling up my throat. I nod with presence, into you;

feeling you, and you tell me you love my eyelashes. I smile inside because I've heard it before,

like the ricochet of my beauty bouncing off the mirror and back into my perception of myself.

I'm probably ovulating. In fact, I am. My inner summer's heat wants me to strip and

impregnate this temple. For now I start with the flirt, subtle and direct, like the

windswept brush of Spirit's voice. There's something slippery about my sexy.

Something soft about my strength. There's a way I have of breathing the meanings of letters

strung together so you believe I breathe the truth. To be honest, it's not much.

Just the deep, searing, allure of fire; flames so bright even you can't not see yourself.

When you go home, you'll feel the difference.

Nkem Chukwumerije

Nkem is an intuitive heartist and soul ethnographer devoted to inward journeying and embodying creative wisdom. In her artwork, she explores the mysticism of abstraction created through the sensual, soulful, art-making experience. Her varied exploration of art includes painting, writing, poetry, dance, drawing, design, photography, and artistry as an approach to crafting a meaningful and beautiful life — life, itself, as a healing art experience.

Nkem is the Founder of Wellspringwords and has been a teacher of writing for 12+ years. She is the author of the poetry collection Poetry and the immediate: A collection of sensed spaces, loves to dance, cook, enjoy warm drinks in the morning, and take long walks to connect with Gaia.

https://www.bynkem.co/
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