Sentinel Poetry (Online) #38
The International Journal of Poetry & Graphics Monthly
ISSN 1479-425X
Frontpage

Toni Kan

I remember

(6 recollections)

I remember that skirt

Short, slit and bloody red

Like a virgin’s juice

Eager bull

That red skirt

Was fire in my blood!

I remember the hot afternoons

And it wasn’t the heat that I remember

It was lust spreading like fire through my blood

I remember

The scattered files and manuscripts

The fallen clock and spilt tea

Accusing like knowing stares

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I remember the last time

And your gentle plea

But the fire was too wild,

So scorching I boiled over

I remember, your deep sigh

And the words you didn’t speak.

I remember the beach.

The crook of sand

And the voices just above us

I remember the wild laughter in your eyes

I remember our first time

The rain bidding us to the bamboo groove

The first kiss; that first touch

And the fire on your fingertips

I remember your tears

I remember standing

At the foot of the stairs

And looking up your skirt

I remember your knowing smile

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