Beating Hearts
for M.V.

Gad, she is so gorgeous
Manuela Valencia

with her butterfly earrings
with her dimple in her chin

what if her arms are skinny
what if her breasts are small

want it all, love it all
friend of every bit of her

in every breath of hers, of mine
our friendship

by our breathing
by our beating hearts, are we joined

cross space and time
scorch space and time

sign for love
agreement we made
evening we met
that noonday we parted

her heart pounding
as persistently as my own


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2010
1:55 p.m. 08.09.10