Eah

(2-9-06)

 

Her eyes are like

            Pieces of the sky

                        -One day, one night,

                                    But full of rain clouds.

Her lips are like

            A blushing fever

                        -Flushed, hot,

                                    But numbed of pain.

Her hair is like

            Fine silk threads

                        -Soft, shiny,

                                    But easily destroyed.

Her skin is like

            The flesh of a fruit

                        -Smooth, delicate,

                                    But soon will rot.

Her body is like

            A great serpent

                        -Graceful, slithering,

                                    But with a venomous bite.

Her beauty is like

            A drop of dew

                        -Gleaming, shimmering,

                                    But dries in the sun.