+ the beginning_us

silence ----
s h a t t e r e d    with a whisper  of your pulse
under a tightening  embrace
my heart pumps tainted blood quicker inside your chest

our time

d
r
i
p
s

s    l    o    w    l    y
inaworldmovingfartoofast

outside reality
i extend my soul inside of yours
borders of being
crossed
your thoughts run through my mind

if i weren't breathing you
in ----
why would i inhale ?

your eyes
smearing my skin with hope
thickness of desire dulling
the thought that
there is any existence
beyond
us.

+ c. davis

+ october 1998