(Exercise from “Her Lips are a Copper Wire”)
Concrete Kiss
The clouds don’t move around us
creating a perfectly still- moment
where dusty trees softly sway
to Moonlight’s incandescent glare
Yellow lights intrude the place
shining streaks upon your face.
The remnants of construction lie
behind silver lines- dulled and denied
No noise, no noise, but human chatter,
faces that fill my life with laughter.
No more, no more, tonight is born
It’s you and me, there is no more.
Engines of cars spreading lies
Bringing calm to its quick demise
Revving up the foggy air - between
My concrete lips and your brick smile
The parking garage light flickers,
a sign perhaps- from nature’s law
The background noise no longer alarms
now it’s urgent - calling, calling
My marble heart reaches for yours
Bring me in - compromise.
My cellphone light reflects
gold specs in your glowing eyes
Bodies moving, denying time,
Closer, closer, until stone met brick,
And that is how our lips caved in
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