The Arrangement

I have bought you ~
You are mine ~ to do with
As I please ~ for the
Next twenty four hours ~

I have met your price ~ and
You have met my terms ~
And honest lust is all that
We will have between us ~

I am in the final years of
My life ~ and I would not end
It without feeling ~ once more ~
The ecstasy of flesh on flesh ~

I want to come alive in my
Lover’s arms ~ to waken from
The half-doze I have fallen into ~
To feel something once again ~

To regain ~ for a brief while ~
The passion that once was
A constant companion ~ and the
Driving force of my very life ~

We will keep the lights low ~
I will not court your pity ~
Although you have the look of
A kind and generous lover ~

And afterward ~ we will not
Speak of it again ~

I Cannot Find It

Had I any pity
Left inside me ~
For the beleaguered man
Who calls himself ~
The Leader of
The Free World ~
Surely it must
Come to the fore now ~

As he is being
Harried on all sides ~
By enemies and
Former friends alike ~
Sharks on the scent ~
Bloodhounds on the
Trail of wounded prey ~

Hateful and vicious and
All the more dangerous ~
For losing the battle
A skirmish at a time ~
Willfully blind to the
Harm that he wreaks on
Our form of government ~
And everyone around him ~

Proof that a black hole
Can and does exist ~