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nymph
sexless me,
a neuter nymph
struck a match to burn a path
into the dark, confining sea
but fire and ocean don't combine
as well as Lover drunk with wine
can sip his way into the mind
creating then a liquored wick
that now ignites me
(so seasick)
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© 1971, Sugarpie Rabbit
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In the Face of Love: The Book of the Beloved
SPR © 14 February 2007, Sugarpie Rabbit
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