SWIM by Jonny Ransbottom

SWIM

I found my femininity with him inside of me
I was unfamiliar with the skin beneath the tuft of thick hair, that spiral flower
And the triangle it forms between my legs

I let it grow long like a jungle
Leaves cowering and vines twisting

I keep this flower
Not to hide
But to remind myself

Of that soft skin
While he kisses me like water
Kisses the crest of the shore

My femininity grows like a wave as he glides in the tide beneath me
My body ashamed no longer

I swim

Jonny Ransbottom was born in Utah and now resides in Idaho. She received her undergraduate degree from Utah State University in English with an emphasis in education. She now teaches ELA in secondary schools while completing her MFA in creative writing from Lindenwood University online. She has done editorial and freelance work and enjoys writing in all diverse genres.