Saturday, April 25, 2015

I remain and am loved (April 2015)

Is there a love that nourishes,
That supports and celebrates,
That leaves one intact?

I have loved like the mantis:
Drawn into the skinny arms
Of lovers that have crushed me,
Have burnt me up
Like a dry moth
Up in a flame.

But with you I remain.
 

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