Dry and cracked like the skin of an elephant
but so much thinner,
I shiver as your lips skim
the dip and curve of my shoulder.
Tanka is a form of Japanese poetry which translates as "short song." It is 31 syllables and often broken up into five lines of 5/7/5/7/7 syllables.
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