Monday, October 20, 2008

on the down side of morning

on the down side of morning
when life has not yet become real
I am quietly deformed
by the set of your jaw
words not said
I am left fearfully alone
unreal
as the morning

I thought I was a woman once

or did I but dream hands that measured me for warmth

did I really know a soft cupping of breast
night breaths playing
on a hungry shoulder
bodies front to back
rocking
in primal recall

no
I am a place to stream anger
frustration
a place to rub emotions
not a woman
but a place

I am a quiet deformity that afflicts you
on the down side of morning
when life has not yet become real

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