I saw her
Across the room
I could not look away ---
An unseen tow---electricity
Generated by her eyes---her skin
Her lips, her smile, even if it's not for me;
Making my blood rush, plunging through my body
Setting me aflame, smothering out the breath that keeps
Me oxygen deprived. Gorgeous legs atop high heed shoes and
Sexy curves stacked---a brickhouse; I found me walking toward her
Dry mouth and heart palpitations. My body knew her---real flesh and blood
Hot steam blows---she looks at me, like the message on the wind she calls...
Welcome to Hell on Earth, boys.
Andersonville POW camp...
Russell's battle-worn body looked defeated. He was a Union soldier; she was a Confederate nurse. But when Rosa looked into his eyes, she saw pure determination. He looked fo