my ungrateful tongue,
its surface area taste
insults the decadence
of your golden mango flesh
to your richness,
heaping mounds of bazaar spices,
sequoias concentrated to charcoal and incense,
dark, heady pools of lust
the disservice of swallowing,
to relish in you for only a moment,
corrupted integrity with saliva,
brevity overwhelmed as a host to desire
how can I fully savor something so perfect
in a way so flawed?
Isa Pineda (they/them) is a nonbinary Filipino-American author and college student located just outside of Washington, D.C.. They've been a hobby writer for as long as they can remember, and they started submitting their work in 2022. Their favorite color is forest green, and their favorite fish is the Coelacanth. You can find more of Isa's personal life on Instagram or Twitter at @isanpineda.