cirque: (surk)n. [Fr.Lat. circus, circle.]
A steep hollow, often
containing a small lake, at the upper end of a mountain valley.
to have tried in vain to catch the marble eyes of statues
and to stir
unconsciously, like a river
to have at my disposal
all the peeled husks
of your beauty
to recycle the bloody swords of the saxons
to protest the selling of smiles
I kiss the knotted wood of your back
smooth the slopes of your thigh and belly
there is your hand, for me to touch
to take the depth, height and width
of these walls upon myself
every nation tumbles
cascading chevelure
(my morbidly bitten peach)
twenty four hours of
circling you asleep
full-lipped, Girl
unforeseen