7/6/12

MY LOVER
By Allie Coker-Schwimmer

Stronger, braver, smarter, and funnier

Than the mere conventional man

My lover and I do not see

Do not smell

Do not taste

Do not DARE touch

Only hear and then listen

As cells battle fiercely

A movement against poison

Against the soul

But there lingers a faint glimmer of myself in your arms

Your hand on my thigh

Your powerful shoulders so near

Our hands creating calm, hot moisture

I’ve seen our lives

Our marriage, our house, our days spent together

Our nights spent Alone

My lover heaves and moans

Not on top of me

But in me

For we have never made love

Or been together for longer than three days

He loves me

I love him

Therefore we can never be

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I discovered Daily Love via duotrope and wanted to submit a few poems. Currently, I am obtaining my MFA in Creative Writing from Queen's University of Charlotte and live with my husband in Durham, NC. Thank you for taking the time to consider my work.