Almost

Almost
(with another end)

Almost
is a four letter word
like flit or snit or twit but
what it means
(p)lays beside you in bed
and stays the night

Almost
sounds like a
slow and lingering ((fuck))
whose suspended state of longing
has grown arms in anticipation

Almost
-wraps-itself-
around-you-until-
it-binds-you-to-it-
leaving-you-
nowhere-
to-go-
but-
in

Almost
leaves you petrified
inside )out( in
perplexing liquid limbo
leaving four letter words
your only way (out)

Ariana W. Kim