Condensation

So fragile 
are conterfeit scrolls 
coiled 
upon libertine tongues

and yet

I've entertained 
so many ardent phantoms
my lips 
have become a pretty chandelier
on which love-lovers 
hang the condensation 
breathed in the heat 
of ankle-deep desire
to own a piece of my naivety.

If I breathed away 
these frozen beads of horny promises
would I find the strength to endure 
the empty ache 
of having longed for the warmth 
of new springs
that never blossomed?

Would you kiss away the stagnant melt
or freeze my heart 
behind my lips once more?
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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