Boutheina Boughnim writes

I am a poem

I am a poem:

My ribs encage

‘Powerful emotions’...

I shudder at your touch,

From head to toe,

All through the haunch...

My breath is caesured

With tempo: I start the dance

Following your voice cadence...

I shiver as you watch,

Lest I be misunderstood...

I wrap myself in riddles,

Susurrate my truth

With resounding whispers

And burning words that sizzle...      

-- Anthony Gerace