My darling,

My voodoo doll

My storm,

My calm,

My skyline,

My skin and bone,

My flesh and veins,

My April afternoon,

My Sunday morning,

My first breath,

My last mouthful,

My Spanish siesta,

My Irish coffee,

My deep wound,

My tourniquet,

My muse,

My fuse,

My nothing left to lose.

-Jamie F. Nugent.