Celonia

I am a 34-year-old Black Woman married to a 45-year-old White Man. The 2008 election was the first time either of us had voted in our life…

This morning I inhaled your warmth and it cleansed me deep…

I am woman/man enough to scream I am human and I make mistakes.

When I first seen your face tears came to my eyes
For you looked just like me.

When I first seen your smile
My soul was filled with joy.

When I first heard your cry
It broke my heart…

Down my neck around my nipples to my private place.

Yesterday I drank in your love

It quenched my thirst for that time

Till the next time I drank in your sweet suga wine

Tried to wipe your stain from my mouth

Remove it from my face…

S K I N

He touched me
He touched my skin
He held me close
And kissed within

I closed my eyes
I visualized
I held my breath
As his kiss told lies

No one w…