fluid by nature

So this is the thing i wrote...tell me what you all think...i think i'd like to do this one at the reading at western but want some feedback first...

not the wishy washy

sloshing in a bucket

back and forth

kind of fluid

not the indecisive

ebb and flow

that always leaves

 the shore in doubt

of the wave’s intention

no

the crashing on the beach

pulled by the moon

taking a thousand years

to change the shape of a stone

sort of fluid

tears rushing down cheeks

crashing onto pillows

take your breath away

cold splash in the face

warm wash away

your sins of a day

kind of fluid

dripping thick rain forest leaves

 lush places

discovered

opened

coursing rivers

brought by lust

and a firm hand

kind of fluid

i am fluid by nature

wet and watery

but never watered down

briny and rich

depth of flavor

that plays salty tricks on your tongue

momentarily quenching a thirst

but leaving your mouth wanting

rushing smooth like silk

over rocks

twisting the turns of phrase

the water of life

pouring

crashing

diving for the depths

of meaning

for the rain of words

tapping against the

windowpane of my mind

until the torrent rushes

pouring past my lips

falling with pounding ferocity

hurricane force rains

of my tears

and my phrases

deep blue pool held back

held back behind the dyke

with a hole in it and

only a finger

to stop it up

never enough

and more fingers just bring on

the flood

i am fluid by nature

thick slow and sticky

viscous like honey

sweet and hard to wash off

pooling golden

in the curves of you

making your fingers

leave prints on glass

sometimes i don’t move quickly

but i always move

flow over

push out the cork and

fill the long stemmed glass

with gold and bubbles

bursting my words

on the palate

i flow like water

like wine

like honey

like oyster broth

like the sea

like tears

like hot blood

like a trickle

like a flood

i am fluid by nature