safe
he brisks by schoolgirls with charity pins
white buds slicing their airs and faces
soft fists pocketed deep in silk
hide any need for warmth or touch
a thick-skinned hull
breaking non-existent ice
blind shards hitting the ocean
of his safe separate agony
he brisks by schoolgirls with charity pins
white buds slicing their airs and faces
soft fists pocketed deep in silk
hide any need for warmth or touch
a thick-skinned hull
breaking non-existent ice
blind shards hitting the ocean
of his safe separate agony
short
long
(c) 2006