To his boyfriend Tadzio, Jaschu offers his upright "Would
"you like to, here?" A gentle, digital clasp
brings the purpose better into grasp;
so that the pristine, finely pulverized sand
on which their eagerly bare feet stand
(unimpeded by the least inhibition)
receives the released, glistening strings of sweetness
and the sense, with it, of romantic fulfillment and completeness.
Two knees buckle a little, with a sudden gasp
of breath as they express their natures with adolescent precision
the way, being in Love, they ought to and should.
Starward-Led