darkest dreams

tangerines&rum

you sit across from me in the dusty rv.

you smell of tangerines and rum, 

radiating off your skin

and through your soft words. 

i lay my legs on your lap

and you whisper

"you're beautiful"

while the alcohol slurs the syllables 

together. 

i look at you 

and smile,

thinking 

"you're beautiful too"

while i sit there

and smile back.