this kiss

That kiss...
That first kiss...
cautiously taken
on a steel grey afternoon
nestled deep in a sleeping mothers couch
A man-child’s world is re-formed
unconscious knowledge is borne to light and form
He is aware of this desire, his desire
that has been with him from near birth
shadow has become substance
Expanding beyond himself
His cosmos comes into being
Lightning crashes into his soul
Leaving him raw, ravaged undone
for that one instant lungs turn to ash
as a heart is set ablaze
skin blisters as her breath sears his cheek
one spark has caused this inferno
there is nothing save this ... flame
He is lost and forsaken, himself forgotten
all that remains
Her lips and

This Kiss.