Secrets

Joined together by a common bond of uncertainty, we

Unravel the delicate silks of mistrust that has

Determined our fate and kept us apart as lover, whose

Yearning for each other is something we are afraid to possess;

Behind the shelter of darkness, we hide the passion

Raging like a caged animal inside, attempting to protect,

Always, those feelings there were so carelessly stolen from us;

Nowhere, can we share that secret longing to

Care for the desire that developed between us that first evening

We held our bodies close and surrendered to

Our perceived forgotten sensitivities.

August 1980