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the smile
It started with
a smile
a quick hello
an innocence
shared
an electricity
crackling
in their
eyes
.
It started with
a smile
a simple caress
an innocent
kiss
a tender
word
full of
meaning
.
it started
with a smile
and lived
and entire lifetime
in the span
of a minute
as her imagination
built an entire
lifetime
of love
based on that
one smile
.
.
3/17/00
©Patti Keno
.
to “the Man I always drop things in front of”
the longing hand
the longing hand
reaches out
and closes around
my heart
the longing hand
searches me out
as I hide within
the crowd
pretending to be
normal
pretending to be
me
I can never
out run it
I can never
hide from it
the longing hand
will always
find me
the longing hand
will always be
closing around
my desperate
heart
I have resigned
myself to
accept my
fate
I’ve begun
to crave
it’s touch
the longing hand
so painful
the longing had
so harsh
so cruel
I crave the
restlessness
I crave the
sleepless nights
I long for the
longing hand
as it longs for
me
I long for
the longing hand
closing around
my heart
for it is only
in that moment
in that familiar
grasp
that I truly
feel alive
.
.
8/30/00
©Patti Keno
this is how
with hand to chest
and lips to finger pressed
I cannot move I cannot rest
.
this is how I ache
this is how I break
.
with hand to hips
and tongue to swollen lips
I explore you with my fingertips
.
this is how I ache
this is how I break
.
with heart to darkness
and lips to one last kiss
I cannot stop I cannot resist
.
this is how I ache
this is how I break
.
with hand to knee
and mouth to desperate plea
I beg you not to abandon me
.
this is how I ache
this is how I break
.
with tears to eyes
and lungs to broken sighs
I am left alone without goodbyes
.
this is how I ache
this is how I break
.
.
1/22/15
pik
©Patti Keno
and
eyes are burning
from the endless
nights
laying awake
–
and waiting
–
I am filled
with desire
for something
unknown
–
and unwanted
–
I ache
alone
filled with
remorse
–
and regret
–
I long and
I long
with this
intense desire
–
and wanton lust
–
I long for
something
anything
that can put out
–
this
fire
–
but I never
know what
it is I ache
for
–
–
3/6/00
pik
©Patti Keno
Invisible No More 