how it looks from here

what was done in the golden age should stay golden
a hand extended
should risk exposure
at opportunity.

we pry our cold
fingers
from throats
not unlike our own:

to heighten pleasure
or to grapple
with beasts inside,

the outcome
is predicated
on incoming.

to unfurl
a curl or two,
perhaps unwrapping
a bedroll -
loving the one you're with

art in the heart
pain in the stain.

-jim hill (11-17-09)