By Carmen
Date: 1 September 1998

Lonely

Kiss my elbow
  gently-
  sentimentally-
  in the dark.
Heighten my 
  awareness
  of every sense
  so intensely
  that I cry.
Fill me with 
  such passion
  that I forget
  or just won't let
  myself see the truth-
  that I'm alone
  and lonely
  and this is only
  for one night.