Forbidden
A Story-Poem

I reach for the bucket that hangs near the door leading to your heart. I must find a way to open that locked door that prevents me from smelling the color of your heart beating within your naked breast. God does not forgive sinners who walk alone in the wilderness of delight or climb mountains of decay. Your love remains forbidden to me by the simplicity of your smile and the swaying of your hips. I dance naked through deserted city streets paved with gold stolen from God’s laboratory. You are a butterfly floating in a fishbowl of happiness. Remember to say your prayers.
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