S e x, Love, and Something in Between

I

Lust --
he sips on
a bottle of hot milk.

Hurt --
she spits out
black watermelon seeds.


II

Reading The Kamasutra
she is alone --
rain on the blossoms.

Engaging business partners
he is busy --
pants around the ankles.


III

alone in bed --
she hears her cat's
piercing cry.

awkward moment --
he forgets where
his blue pills are.


IV

Career woman,
devoted wife --
short day into lone night.

Struggling writer
staying at home --
day and night are the same.

Inscribed: A Magazine For Writers, Vol., I4