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rima fragmenta, Fragments of a Rift: Fifty Sonnets for Kevin - 14. a passing blow
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Sonnet No. 27
Imperfections make us approachable
– Our shortcomings allow us connection –
And faults broken down are manageable
When judged ‘gainst unimpeachable action.
From amongst the many things I can do,
Making you love me is not one of them.
So, with flaws, if I were a bit more true,
Would you surrender to my stratagem?
Yet, how vulnerable can people be
When they hide nothing from sight? –
My unapproachable strength may not free,
But being yours body and soul just might.
All I know is what I feel in your arms;
If unspoken, it’s still love there that charms.
Sonnet No. 28
Could my impact be but a passing blow,
Lightly minted on your temporal flesh,
Like a bruise to heal and quietly go
Beneath a bandage’s all-soothing mesh?
And yet, I think of a rock hurled in space
Whose topsy-turvy tumble will not end
Till encount’ring a larger body’s face,
Where through fire, their outer shells transcend.
So don’t think I’ve only touched you lightly,
For when our bodies became one, there was
Light between us to outdo the nightly
Sky with its painted twinkles all abuzz.
I know you’re deeply altered by my touch;
The way you hold back says to me as much.
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