Version II
I try to tear tight polythene
with bare nails
in my desperate desire
to savour you but
despair soon gives way
to common sense
and I calmly take the scissors

Release

Pristine smoothness
beneath my fingertips; the edge
a column of white marble
cool under my stroking.
An intake of breath; I hold it
until I dare open and taste
the smell of your print.



Version I
I try to tear the tight polythene
with bare nails
in my desperate desire
to savour you but
despair soon gives way
to common sense
and I calmly take the scissors
and cut.

Release.

Pristine smoothness
beneath my fingertips; the edge
a column of white marble
cool under my stroking.
An intake of breath; I hold it
until I dare open and smell
the taste of the print.
I drink you.