FREE VERSE Poem: Temperance, by Catalina García Dandarov

An estranged hunger coupled those two
Sweat beat down their backs, tastes like temptation
And it is brisk
Estranged hunger masked by the need for warmth
ignite the firewood left in the fireplace
Show me
No one has lit this house
The fire could last for days; still, the hunger left unsatisfied
Even in heat, those two are cold
Ravenous
–
Thumping music died to a whisper
These are the seductive voices of the night
Stalked and snaked the willing fool
Caught by the lightning that illuminates the seas
It would be doing them an injustice to presume they wanted to seduce

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