In Our Mutual, Mortal

      In our mutual, mortal 
      done undone, doing undoing 
      push me, pull you 
      racing to ruin 
5     past our curfew 
      laughing and cordial 
      we collapse together 
      and make our midnights burn 
      with a thousand torching 
10    touching suns, and when 
      the night clock is done 
      and old time runs 
      into new day begun 
      and cool spring is 
15    into hot summer come 
      in picnic weather 
      we tongue and fiddle 
      together breathless, apart 
      no better-- my heart! 
20    how we sweat to sighing 
      on sweet myrtle purple 
      and cry "no more,  
      we're sore!" and pant 
      like raced-out panthers 
25    at skies and ceilings 
      on our wringing backs-- 
      but like a turtle 
      we turn over 
      and swim some more 
30    with sheets for water. 
      Are we making sons 
      or daughters? "None 
      of wily neither!" and 
      we chorus laughter.

 

From the collection "The Rose Lasso"

Written by Gregg Glory [Gregg G. Brown]

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