POEMS
Rub' al Khali
within us
Some guys can’t
help tending to the
hot stones in a
sauna
every so often
like tending to
a barbecue
but over tending
their burgers
over cooks it
grill marks
like abstract
expressionism
it speaks
of an unstill
heart
Sitting in
the sauna
I have also
seen women
who do not
sweat
Their bodies
must store
water in
a secret oasis
in the heat of
the Rub’ al Khali
Me,
I watched the clock
and noticed that
everyday
I am getting better
at waiting for you
sweating
at the equator
where the
temperature
is always
you
help tending to the
hot stones in a
sauna
every so often
like tending to
a barbecue
but over tending
their burgers
over cooks it
grill marks
like abstract
expressionism
it speaks
of an unstill
heart
Sitting in
the sauna
I have also
seen women
who do not
sweat
Their bodies
must store
water in
a secret oasis
in the heat of
the Rub’ al Khali
Me,
I watched the clock
and noticed that
everyday
I am getting better
at waiting for you
sweating
at the equator
where the
temperature
is always
you