__________by Rebecca Strait

And you are the only soul
who can cause
my blood-pressure to rise
my heart to beat rapidly,
to pit-pat-patter
in my breast,
my thighs, fingers, and toes
to tremble and to "shake,"
the very innermost parts of my being,
whenever you "watch" (or gaze)
from afar
whenever you are "close"
to tasting or touching me
whenever you stride into a room
projecting your sensual, seductive, and sexual
energy onto me, the vulnerable subject
of your secret satisfaction,
the temple of your familiar, the body
that you long to merge with
capture, conquer, quell
and make me feel at home.

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