HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MY CAPTIVE!
Dear Captive, Today,
Heavens beckon,
A Gem released to the earth,
Kept in dark lovely skin,
Gap-toothed. She walks with gait,
Like an Amazon
Taking hostages
Of her admirers. With each step,
Her candour and courage
Blast my mortal heart.
I ache,
Knowing I must have been hit by love. Feared I may