Jungle cat bite kisses
just happen
every now and again
when you wrestle with friends
and you laugh so hard
it feels like you've been hit
over the head
with your feelings
and you can feel your power
but it's frightening because
it's rolling along and getting
stronger and it won't be
much longer
until it explodes and
comes down in pieces
that land on
your shoulders and weigh
you down so you have
to struggle back up
and you can feel secret
things start to come
through and you're living
in your past
for a moment, but living's
immediacy draws you back
with a thump on top of the
last blow that threw you
back so a pinch, a
punch clears your head
and it's all fun again.

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