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We build temples
to eternity, shattered into moments,
to the fleeting animalistic poetry
of humanity.

I run my fingers
across your skin,
bury my head
into the strength of your shoulder.

For weeks I will dream
the taste of your kisses,
the tug of desire
at the center of our gravity.

But I build only temples,
places to worship memory, to call out to god.
I will leave the building of homes
to other bodies.

December, 2003