with . and. gone

Thistles

in the left side

of the curvy part

where heart

and blood meet

thistles dig

deep

dig deep

into

flesh

into skin

into raw

where you've been

circling me

with and gone

gone and within

where tongue meets

skin

and salt of

sweat

thistles in the evening

come nightfall

come sunrise

you are in all

and yet still

so far

far

away

thistles

in the left side

of the curvy part

of heart

where life

and feeling

meet

over and over

over

again.