The Black Bird
Beads of cold sweat surfaced on my skin
Here and there coalescing in tiny streams
Throes of passions; the source of human sin
Regrets the envy of my thought, but not it seems.
Now comes the low murmur of the lazy surf
Along the marrow the passage, the acquainted place
This illegitimate struggle, this timeless sleepy curse
Disguises the throes of this serried power, I pant in disgrace
Surrendering to this pulsing watchful eye
As the lean, dark-eyed man wipes his fingers wet
I am the black bird, infatuated,as the clouds go by
In the taunting-pate coughs, I’m beset.
Constrained by this liquid fire, my body set aflame
Enchanting are my withdrawing moans, in vain
While yet I play this torrid mocking game
Believing the black bird will relieve my pain.
Copyright © Johnny Martinez | Year Posted 2017
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