Lady Lust

I reach for your coveted touch

but i am distracted

by inescapable lust

on the shelf sits my heart

resting in corrosion

of rust and ancient dust.



Long ago , in the days of old

on a night so dark and cold

was the last time we touched

your skin so soft , like velvet

and there were tears

burning in your eyes.



You said you were afraid

but you found a liquid cure

for all of your troubles

and all of your fears.



so badly i wanted

to dry your eyes

and to make everything good again

But i couldn't then.

And still i can't.



-Alden E. Nelson, Alexis K. Shaffer
February 21 2010