i have forgotten something
so totally
that i'm unsure
i've ever actually known!

my bewilderment so tender
that i'd hardly dare to admit it
to anyone
"am i a cursed dog?"
i ask myself then

staring at the stars
trying to appear
'deep in philosophical thought'
but actually i am
cowaring in the safety of my mind

afraid to admit to myself
and all those strange human beings around
that one terribly undeniable
longing yearning burning desire

how can a man
get caught
by a wild woman?

or how could i
catch such a slippery fish?

or how can two bodies
surrender
to that gravitational pull
that turns loners into lovers
that turns timid coals
into sweet heat under bed sheets

where lips forget serious talk
and remember they're born to kiss
where hearts forget
how frightened they are
and jump like fools into bliss

on magical nights when eyes
start to shine
and both know: at least for tonight
this other wants to be mine

as flesh touches flesh
we just might remember
we are physical beings
and it's good to surrender
to the river of passion
that can once again flow
if you allow what's between your hips
to tingle and glow

when this energy enters
we are thunderstruck
sometimes two people
just want to f...
...fall in love

in love we might fall
from the head to the heart
when such magic happens
blessed thou art



alas, i forgot how this magic works
and if one can help it appear
so if anyone here
still knows
how that sweet dance goes
please come whisper it gently
in my ear.

October 2020