There will be no equal intimacy
to what has been lost – there is
an echo – my repeat of what-ifs
…/
There is no such thing as love
[between adults] – consensual
stuff is rarely agreed/ Time will
peel atoms from lips/ We float
once drowned [once bloating]
…/
Mercury dimes in fools’ silver
to weigh my ghosts down [so
I’ll not rise – & other dangers]
../
He bought a paste jewel
in order to undo her bra -
[& she said it as b-rawwt -
it was sweetheart time to
bare her thickish-charms]
…/