darling dash, love lily

she breezed in one day
carried on the promise
of life extraordinaire

she wore  bravado
as casually as one would a shawl,
slung about her shoulders with abandon
and the passion of flamenco.

I found her a puzzle-
a rubics cube
where the parts of her sum
were forever moving,
changing the game.

her eyes spoke in tongues 
and the pulse at the base of her throat
was a mystery

her starfish hands
grabbed hold of my heart
and with mercury running,
made off with my breath
and my will

she showed me the soul of the blues singer
and the meaning of sisterhood

I found the love between women

I threw off my everyday skin
and became a warrior-
an Amazonian warrior
who would burn off her right breast
to better wield her bow

we danced naked in the night sky
and our laughter sent the stars tumbling

she left one day
leaving behind
a black lycra cat-suit

(never to be returned)

a painting of our moment in time,

and the knowlege
of having made a difference


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