You made me glow & you made me hard,

You made me sing just to kiss you.

First darker shade & first light to fade,

I must admit that I miss you.

But the you that I miss

is gone and this

is true,

you know that,

don't you?

I remember us naked

when clean sheets were sacred,

And you will as well

or won't you?

I watched The Crow

and held your hand,

I kissed you deep

at your command,

I rhymed without meter

as we left the theater....

jumbled in time with the band.

And amidst this chaos

of word and of flesh,

our naked kisses I loved the best,

The taste of your darkness when pressed next to mine...

Poor little Rich boy...

still hot in my mind.

JULY 4, 2006

For Rich