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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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In the Face of Love: The Book of the Beloved
 SPR © 14 February 2007, Sugarpie Rabbit