By Croix de guerre
Submitted by Misti
Date: 2001 Oct 13
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[[2001.10.13.00.17.6845]]

another attempt at the same writer's challenge...written at work this afternoon



you house my primal ecstasy
keep the fire lit
the shadows dancing
you browse my library
and tenderly take notes
I carouse on a full moon
and don't arouse
your suspicions
you love me sultry
or bellicose
without superficial conditions
with courage you cross
my barbed wire border
bring order to my chaos
a tulip for each loss
cayenne for the sauce
a tipsy party host of reasons
to celebrate seasons
puddles to splash
frisbees to catch
windows to unlatch
and open to let the spring bounce in
a stocking to hang from a smiling hearth
sanctuary for my wounded heart
it's never too late to teach a new pony
old improved tricks
or treat a junkie
to a kinder fix
only a select few know to never
abandon the dying and demon possessed
no credit for the answers
half-heartedly guessed
and never substitute
a scallop
for a mushroom
my blessing
my darling
is that you never
assume