Eyes green –
Those aspen leaves –
Fill with blood-thought mind
Arms willow-form
Drift as legs
When long and lofty,
Glide the glass of cool-clear wine
Towards my trembling hand
Heart hums in tune
While veins trickle -feed a path
Along the sad silk of skin –
Your tributaries of life
All this I see
Across the rising air
From that bashful candle –
It knows, gracefully, it knows
Little yellow flame
Floundering like a naked ballerina
Seeking out a place to hide her anorexic frame
Stage fright overwhelms
You close down your lashes
We are the end
Copyright © Mark R Slaughter 2014
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