desire
is just
another
word for
lone-li-ness
(a need)
feel it
slice
through
tender
membranes
of skin
watch
the wound
endlessly
seep into
bed sheets
in the hours
where sleep
stalks and
claims us
the heart
pumps
furiously
helplessly

09/01/2002

Posted on 09/01/2002
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