bare-bones

men so tall

men so tall like mountain peaks
i shiver just looking at them

men so tall with eyes so wide
they look like twin moons up in the sky

men so tall they paint chapel ceilings
with two feet planted on holy ground

men so tall i could kiss their knees
men so tall i kneel in defeat

they love it when i shrink for their pride and
beg me to climb for their lips

men so tall shout so loud
so i can heed their booming voices
like gods of sound

men so tall they pat my head
and fold in half exaggeratedly
to kiss my cheek

men as tall as skyscrapers
men as tall as lamposts
men as tall as apple trees
men as tall as me

men so tall they claim me as their dolly

men so tall with tongues so wet
cold hiss
drop drip

saliva so cold it fell from god and now
travels down the bridge of my nose

tear droplet so big it could fill a whole glass

and the men so tall they take one step
and end up in antarctica

men so tall they strangle the clouds with
football field fists
into giving up their rain supply

men so tall with feet so big
they accidentally trip over cities

men so tall they can't see me

men so tall i stab their ankles
and bring them to their knees

men so ignorant, arrogant, narrow-minded
thought being tall was something to brag about

men so tall they collapse like trees
when anyone chops them down

—RB