i am the moon and you are the sun
the light you see in me
is simply the reflection
of the light in you

a little prince sets forth under moonlight
to explore new and tender terrain
following moose tracks along
the ridge of her scapula
the valley of the sacrum
discovering knolls of tension
ancient landmarks of rejection
the emotional geology
the topography of her back
tamed in the moonlight

little man
gnawing fears
poison brain
he gave up when he couldn’t tame
the liberated creature
the truth-seeker
the lioness
who whipped his guilty ***
from here to georgia in shame

take the pain
and paint it over with pleasure
the softer the better
butterfly wings
cryptic things
in between the sighs and the screams
i please her and release her
hand fulls of thighs and of freedom