The Power Struggle

To Heather:

night.
noise and conversation muted
the surroundings fade
a playful jesture
the first kiss
wet with icing
smooth, creamy, and sweet
a desire for more

you walk away
i follow
seclusion in a house full of ego's
a room full of tension
a question of authority
two brash answers
a mutual stubborness
a question of begging
an answer

you walk away
a question to follow
an answer in action, i do

playful talk and cats
i sit
the thought
a kiss
I get forceful
You reply
i whimper
You reply
torrid and sweet
the desire is there
hiding

within the power struggle


R. David Paine III
6:51pm
9/11/93