WENDY L. HAMMOND

Captivated

take my temperature 
i feel feverish, -flushed 
i could be ignited 
by his touch 
just the thought of him 

his eyes, 
	those eyes 
heat me up inside 
such a rush, spontaneous 

if he only knew 
i could never get enough 
of something a little dangerous 

this could be contagious 
a passionate disease 
my knees are weakening 
this just might be 
way too much 
of a good thing 

	signed, 
with a blush 

	me

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ANJANA BASU

Marina

Water daughter
flows back again
after so many years
flows back over the grey rocks
and the rejected relationships
silver voiced, silver flowing
rippling rocks, enchanter's rod,
the sea flows to the land
strange land,
stranger still the bones that flow
and grow to silver
in stature like a flowing jewel
rock rives, river lives to sea
water born, reborn
ice burns away the hatred
salt splits cracked lips
crusts white
wounds heal, backs torn by whips
heal washed in brine
blood's a jewel
the killers came white
through the blue water
but she lived
blinded eyes
that couldn't see the river flow
the magic rod
looked out to sea
soft voice, water's voice
white curling hair
we wept brine,
my daughter

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