Sunday, February 13, 2011

awake in her beauty



you deserve
sunsets of desire
to match the shimmer mascara
that graces your eyes
let others who only see
lines of age upon your skin
live as fools
while i look to find
those reserves of sugar they hold
with my fingertips
you grow concerned
with thickness of the stomach
hips and thighs
but i seem them only as
lush beds of orchids, cinnamon and ochre
i wrap myself around as a prize
let others live as fools
and ignore the halcyon that is you
i can only be glad
i've been awake in your beauty
all this time.

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