This Safe Place

Carnal urges soar
through veins surging with olfactory
senses of that sweet smell of cologne and cognac
a finished fifth of Jack spurred
moments of gravitational ephemeral pleasure
His skin tastes like candy
Howling and eyeing prey
these wolves never stop
until sunrise
until daybreak
claws scratch at the cotton blend tee
hours move like seconds
trip slip with every touch of the hip
wild murmur of the heart
exploding growls of sensuous delight
No tame cat can
compete in the jungle of
misplaced belts and trampled crew socks
and then time stops and
they are glue
and nothing moves
not a sound
not a breeze
paw upon paw
this is animal law
inside a room of leafy green
His teeth bared into a smile
calms
traps the screeching sound of those who
yearn for what these creatures have
but still deny them their happiness
forget this savage noxious world
pull over the quilt of night
hibernate until the fright
is over, when we can
live in peace
where only God can see us
and they can't tell us
that animals of the same kind
can't love
paw in paw
and they've fixed the world
He created, but they destroyed
until then
all we can do is survive