Poem : After

Posted by Village Poet on August 18th, 2006 at 08:02am

We lie spent for long minutes together,

your head pillowed by my stomach,

and for just a moment I consider covering myself,

until I realize that your fingers are gently kneading my flesh,

needing to feel me,

wanting me to stay just like this,

defenseless,

and I begin to weep,

unable to reconcile your love and my shame.

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