SONNET FOR THE HEART
I did not have time to celebrate your breast;
Each one is a mound of Venus unto itself;
Other lovers want them to be cupped. I
Only want them for my eyes alone.
My heart knows the curvature of your breast;
But that is not enough; under your breastbone
Is your heart I seek to merge with. All the melons
Of spring pay homage to the true heart of the sun.
When you tuck them under your blouse, do not
Forget me; remember that I love you. Don’t let
Me wander alone – without your breast-
In this dark asylum I wander, webbed by empty
Roads lacking love, their curved sorrows and
Endless blind alleys. I need the sun of your heart.