What is that?
In the corners

What do I see--
--hidden lovers ?

AFRAID TO FACE THE LIGHT OF DAY
AND THE SCORN THAT DOES AWAIT

all lovers
-----
What have we done?
What have we allowed to come

Into WHAT have we turned "love?"


See!

WHO IT IS IN THE SHADOWS--

--HIDING FROM US !
--
--
Sacred love!
That
Is what
We have betrayed
.
(I know :

Not you
Not me
SOMEBODY ELSE!)

Heavy metal love
Nails and ball bearings !

(I read YOUR poetry
Oh so carefully!)

LIKE A BOMB GOING OFF!
(Nails and ball bearings!)
--
After the mascara is gone
And the war paint

And the pretenses
The UNIMAGINABLE pain!

...

Look!
Here we are!
AGAIN!

You and me
Here we are!

LIKE FLOWERS
(Flower children!)

Come play in the PARK
Again

In EDEN

With me
Again