ONE NIGHT LOVERS
The Twins
acrylic paint on canvas by Robert Margetts
Lonely nights
and strangers mingle in foreign beds
exchanging gratitude with calloused paws
and clawing approval upon wanton flesh
Lips bleed beautiful lies
to fill the hunger of a dove
injured in youthful flight
never again to soar high among
the billowing winds of innocence
And memories burn within sadden eyes
as wrinkles steal childlike beauty
and bellies barren of life
live for the gentle moments of the night
The dark gives to the day
as another night ebbs into a silent memory
in the hours of loneliness
another nightmare dies.
