By Liz
Date: 2002 Jun 14
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Rebirth

I love him.
The words tumble and bounce
and echo in my head
surprised to have found
themselves here.
In my hollow soul
there begins the tiny,
tinny beating
that may become
a romantic heart.
The fractured shell of
self-imposed exile
begins to splinter
under his tiger eyes,
his hot assessment makes blood
jump and burble and sing
through my veins
as if it's uncharted territory
and it is.
My arteries throb with the beat
of his name
and the one word refrain is
an exhilarating song
filling my lungs with
first breath and
pushing past my lips.
Him. Him. Him.
And this woman is born.