XII

an empty hope
like a boy promises
-eternity

the
illusion
& deception
of youth, expands

tender girlish lips
zealous ears
yearning to
hear
the four letter
allure

the spell delivered
between her thighs
in splintered speech

boyish moans
girlish quivers

an innocence is
undressed
&
arranged
in an
unchaste
cloaked creek

ripe forest trees
in lurid minds
fall
by the axe
of boyish hands

youth’s hymn
sings a
horror

forget
(this)

re-live
(the)

haunted
pages
of
your
past

-in youth