Shadow Love

age limits interests
verified and unsecure
casual risks uncertain
relationships abandoned
never started or desired,
bent over off balance
are those who reach
out to me with vigor,
not as much interested
as before - if there was
now and then...
beards hide virility
features undesirable
tickling deception but
invested all the same.
fingers stroke and slide
up and down
in and out
wondering...  pursuing
mutual decadence 
barriers formed,
shielding us from childish
foolishness, as we search
for those like us
hiding in the shadows.

August 1, 2025