H e a r t S o n s & H e a r t D a u g h t e r s of A l l e n G i n s b e r g

N a p a l m H e a l t h S p a : R e p o r t 2 0 1 4 : A r c h i v e s E d i t i o n

HOLLY JONES

Before…

Before I could contradict your touch

your mouth,

a flask of beauty,

filled me with Dionysian surrender,

and your deep breath

warmed the December room

that was my life.

Before you asked,

I answered “yes” with a hungry sigh,

and your hands heated the way

to my bed

as you laid me down

in the gentle welcome

of feathers and long, sweet kisses.

Before I could consider the origin of trembling

or the nocturnal weakness of our bodies,

we tore the hinges from the night

and Dawn peaked

through the window

with a blushing smile.

[Originally published in NHS 2006, http://www.poetspath.com/napalm/nhs06/Jones.htm.]