26 April 2011
M'amoure et moi (elle sait)
Side by side, we are lying here
Our fingers entwined,
Our lips are open
My feet are touching yours,
Our desires reflected in each other
Our bare bodies, so much alike
My eyes are dark
- and so are yours
Your hair is dark
- and so is mine
My hips are smooth
- and so are yours
Your heart is pounding
- and so is mine
My breasts are small
- and so are yours
Your sex is soaking
- and so is mine
My desire is strong
- and so is yours
The wanting never ends,
The fire rages through both
Even as we lie motionless
We sigh as one
We look as one
And so become one
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There is a deep beauty in your words. I have been coming back to this poem at various times. Your poem has a haunting quality; a perfect harmony of style, feeling and expression that creates a simplicity characteristic of true elegance.
It allows the reader to follow you to the source of your being, becoming you for a moment, withholding breath and selfhood.
this is so powerful, and so much more powerful given the horrors you are facing now. it is a necessary act of resistance to love in the face of war, the simplest resistance you can make with your body and your words.
thank you.
Amina, your poem is beautiful and moving. Do you know/like Adrienne Rich? I also write poetry, though I haven't written anything recently, but I do occasionally post them on my blog. I also read your post "My father, the hero" today. I'm a gay Palestinian and your courage and deep wisdom are truly admirable. I look forward to reading more. May you and your loved ones always be safe.
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