art is by Pino


HAVE YOU?

have you ever wanted to
just let go
of all your moral notions
and weighty inhibitions

to fly free
dance unclothed
devoid of those heavy cloaks
others insist you must wear

have you ever wanted
a lover
to map your desires
explore your body
with the fire of his tongue?

have you lain awake
when dreams wouldn’t come
and did you come
to the fantasy
of a poet’s whispers

tenderly brushing
across your breasts
laying hard between
your thighs



DJA 8-12-2009