Illustration of two teens, a blond white boy and a black haired brown boy, leaning onto each other for a kiss. The background is a storybook style illustration with star, leaves, fish, and bell motifs.
Poem: Study of a kiss between two boys at Wither's Bay
by Gamchawizzy
A kiss can make you forget
you both stood behind
your grandfather's workshop
Of painted wood, weathered by the bay's
wind and salt-flecked air.
The summer frogs sang with lustful intent
and
The crickets with desperation to find
mates,
None of which mattered to a teenage boy
who simply wanted to hold his
best friend's hand;
White, tender, and softβ
too soft for labour
That required hardened hearts
and steady hands,
Decapitated groupers and silenced whales
He bore of papercuts and ink stains,
bearing delicate knowledge
of the universe whilst yours
Knew of work,
money,
and of mouths to feed.
You taste hints of the sweet potato
he loathes so much,
how he tried to drown it
in dollops of golden honey
Suddenly conscious of how your breath is
Of the rum you pilfered from
a dozing sailor
The waves are quiet here.
You both look up in supplication
To the stars.
[The background is a storybook style illustration with star, leaves, fish, and bell motifs.]
Study of a kiss between two boys at Withers Bay
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