Maybe one day I will find out

what it means to love

I know what lust is

lust is long dark hair

lust is a firm body

an ecstatic giggle

in the dark

lust is a long touch

in a crowded room

lust is a carnal and wholly animal thing

that occurs when eyes meet

in a terrible exchange

of hedonistic intentions

lust is sugar and snails

and a happy puppy wagging his tail

lust is two bodies

sweating together

in the heat of passion

moaning

writhing squirming scratching

biting

pushing, for the polar opposites of torture

perhaps one day I will learn to love

unconditionally till death

but i think lust is

good, too