Let words not 'tween thy lips and mine intrude
As yet again the hemispheres insist
For solely in thy kiss do I consist,
Within thy pulse commence and too conclude.
Let not thine ear nor mind believe my lies
In contradiction laying siege thine heart;
Though our words fade as yet again we part
Significant remain our skin, our eyes.
She did not go without effect or trace
Nor glimpsed my face to mirror all her tears:
On our separation thrive my fears,
I breathe to sleep again in her embrace.
Vain in word to adequately mention
The full magnitude of my intention.
~ c. 1996