husband

you were the first to tame my spirit
slake my thirst of life
drink me dry
and still i ask for more
even sated i want more of you
i love your mind inside my head
urging me on
explore thought and action
the precision of your words
the cut of your logic
echoes the precision of your mind
all is one with you
a thought
a word
a touch
the surface of a cell
or the surface of a thought
imply more
your page words tease
exotic and lurid and heated
the courtship was on paper
a twist of tongue
the flick of pen
maddens with the longing
my affair began with print
you were to be an affair
another affair
finally
it was my turn
my turn will last a lifetime
they were just warming you up
the tangle of our lives
confounds small thought and boundaries
expansive and tangled
amid the web of life friendship and lust
met young in friendship
walking platonic and teasing
teasing me for decades
meaning within the chemistry
it is no wonder we exploded into passion
in so many ways
not the least
the relief of tears
as you held us tight
as i came back to you
with our creation
from the plane
you thought was down
forever and gone
i saw the love
we are shelter from the world
for each other
come
tell me tales
entertain me through the night

april 25, 2001

nancy faye hill
copyright 2001