There is a weight

Within me

(And I burn)

A kiss

Heavier than the sun

(And I burn)

A slow invasion

Strange beauty

(And I burn)

Rejected in the flesh

And odd nourishment

(And I burn)

For my soul

Thickening

Far away atoms

Like fat happy buddahs

This intimate new language

Softer than the breath

That slips from your lips

(And I burn)

In the veretoss

(And I burn)

The depth of you

(And I burn)

Follows me

And I burn

And I burn