New Poetry by Ken Kakareka

For You

You say

I don’t

write about

you

enough.

Your beautiful,

burgundy

birthmarks

shaped like clouds

floating

on your arm.

Or your silky,

black hair

that dances

and shakes

like Shakira.

Or your smooth,

caramel-colored

skin

and decadent,

hazelnut eyes

that twirl

like a creamy

cup of coffee.

Or your

drum-beating

heart

that rattles

my soul

like an earthquake

out of its body

laid bare

on this page

for you.

- © Ken Kakareka 2023

Ken Kakareka is a poet, novelist, short story writer, essayist, and editor who lives in Fullerton, California with his lovely wife. He is the author of Late to Bed, Late to Rise (Black Rose Writing, 2013). Ken's words have appeared or are on their way in a number of rags including Gargoyle Magazine, Horror Sleaze Trash, The Beatnik Cowboy and so on. A list of selected publications can be found at kenkakareka.com.