One Forty Five

By Paul Christian Glenn

am i losing you?
     when cold porter balms the blazing tongue
           grace
     and blistered feet meet soft respite
   	   mercy
     when words wring salt rain
  	   truth
     and desperate prayers die unspoken
           love

am i losing you?
     when clenched fist is impotent
           protection
     and answers flit away
           trust

am i losing you?
     when sunlight fades all too soon
           peace
     and another body overtakes me
           joy

am i longing for...
have i found...?

am i losing you?

© 2001 Paul Christian Glenn