Desire

Words off Desire's nubile lips
pierce the shell of my heart like a life-giving accupunture

my body is pin-point
like a needle in its erectness

the waterfall of Desire
rushes through my bones

echoing thunder-like the
pregnant November sky

i deep my nails into Desire's flesh
and explode in one deep thrust

the first time is done
Desire sobs into the pillow for what she only knows

the curtains are thrown apart
we have to hurry
father and mother will bring their eyes home tonight.

ENDS

Masimba K Biriwasha_C
Harare, Zimbabwe, Africa
(c)Ghetto Productions 2001