Butterfly 2

by Ashley Antoinette

“Alani is my meal. She fills me, nourishes me. I had to hunt her because a real woman knows how to evade you. They know how to maintain some control in their lives. It’s a must they retain some governance over themselves. So, I had to figure out how to get her to think that submitting to me was a choice and not dominance.

“You got to lay bait for Mo that’s so tempting she can’t do shit else but bite,” Ethic said. “You got to feel good to her Messiah. You got to feel safe for her. You got to look nourishing. You want her to submit and open every part of her. You got to secure her. Throw out your bait to catch a queen. A queen is gon’ pick the safest kingdom. Your bait is the kingdom you build. The last name you’re offering. The history behind it…”

“Throw it back, man. Sometimes you catch something just to let it go. When it’s for you, you’ll know it. That ain’t our catch.”

“Shorty got ass for days. I’d be chin deep in that shit, my nigga. I heard that shit sliding down a nigga throat like Rosé. Call that bitch mo-wet.”

Size the opposition up from a distance to determine if you’re going to allow access.

“Daddy’s a whole killer nigga and I ain’t talking about Ethic.”

“A Poem of Friendship” by Nikki Giovanni. We are not lovers because of the love we make, but the love we have.

“Love is a weapon if you don’t use it right,” Alani said. “Disarm yourself, Messiah.”