He's a bad seed
slipping down your dress,
exploring
everything you want
to give.
His roots spreading
over your skin,
thorns pricking you
in broad daylight.
How you love
acting so surprised.
Stephen Williams' poetry has recently appeared in Aphelion, Blue Collar Review, Camroc Press Review, Chronogram, Counterexample Poetics, Drunk And Lonely Men, Fissure, Nerve Cowboy, The Poetry Warrior, Sage Trail, Tales From The Moonlit Path, Unfettered Verse, and Visions International.