some poems i wrote last night

breath
the most
intimate
gift
we can
exchange
life for life
those who
are close enough
to share my
breath
sleep in my arms
are those
most dear to me
the stranger
in need of
my breath
becomes a part
of me somehow
once
resuscitated
and i am home
sharing
my breath
with those
i love.




i'll always
remember
the breath of
the woman
at Hermosa
Beach City Hall
it was a sweltering
day and she
had just finished
a tuna
sandwich




the breath
of those i have
_____loved
still lingers
a faded mist
upon memories
first impassioned kiss
tangled embrace
panting for
_____relief
yes, their breath
i remember
_____still