What Happens

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what happens when I love you
is it there anymore
leaning against the wall by the stair like the bicycle
is she there anymore
the tits the hair
there is only one stair
the stair you stand on
you are so large
and I
so
small
reality seeps in like water through a leaky hull
as though I were a boat
and all the Sirens sing your name

what happens when I love you
am I a rock
that I may hold the door ajar
that I may be near you
or better yet
within you

am I so hard
that knives break against me
that arrows spark and clatter to the floor
only one floor
the floor you stand on

what happens when I love you
and your words become to me
more than scripture
more than poetry
your eyes always that fire
hotter than broken atoms

what happens when I love you
your arms
please
only your arms
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----------------------------------- 2/29/92

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