Chess
It started off as a game.
Strip chess.
He was naked,
she was left with only bra.
Not content when the game ended,
she slid her Queen across his chest,
rook down his thigh.
His pawn traced her breast,
hands tugging hair as his King submitted.
They left their game for bedroom,
breathed each other in.
Knights capturing bishops,
limbs tangling,
devouring,
quenching buried appetites.
The Queen victorious,
all-powerful.
If she wanted, she could make the King beg.
They clutched each other,
lips drugging lips.
White pawn moved two squares,
the match began again.
Kim Malinowski is a lover of words. Her collection “Home” was published by Kelsay Books and her verse novel “Phantom Reflection” was published by Silver Bow Publishing. Her book “Clutching Narcissus” is retired. Her chapbook “Death: A Love Story” was published by Flutter Press. She has two forthcoming books. She writes because the alternative is unthinkable.