No Sadder Heart

Open your eyes, my beautiful one,
And join me in my nakedness,
To meet the day with heavy breath and heaving chest.

On your knees waiting for me,
A thin line of sweat down your spine,
A thin line of sweat I lick with great lust.

Drops of morning dew,
Glistening like the slit between your legs,
Though not nearly as sweet.

Drops of morning dew,
Glistening like the tears of your good-bye,
Though not nearly as bitter.

Your beauty took the strength from my arms.
How did I ever get such a lovely creature,
And why did I ever let you go?

Our naked limbs lay entwined for many nights.
How I ache for you to touch me softly
Again with your warm skin.

I held you in my arms
And buried my head in your breast,
To feel the quiet beating of your heart.

To be with you,
Oh, to be with you again.
In my eyes, you will be forever mine.

Our last kiss is but a fading memory,
And my arms embrace nothing
But the cold bedroom air.

My heart, it beats for you, only you,
And I spend my nights grieving
On my bended and bruised knees.

No darker sky,
No brighter stars,
No higher moon,
No sadder heart
Shall ever weep for thee.

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Originally written:    March 2, 2002
Put online:    March 10, 2002
Discussion:    This is a poem very loosely based on real life. The first three stanzas, of course, have to do with a final early morning sexual encounter in a relationship (and doggy style no less). The fourth stanza is the woman leaving forever shortly thereafter. The remaining stanzas are the reminiscing of the man for the remainder of that day and into that evening.


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