Satisfied

There have been times in my life

where I have burned in lust

hungered in love

and ached in the agony of desire

Passion seemed more a 

a plate of food always disappearing

right before it's consumed

But what can I say now

What can I say

when I have begun a walk

though a door
which I never knew was there

In love

I have made the cut

I am one of them

I done the robe of one ready

to be given the secrets

the secrets to life and love

the secrets to the beating heart

and the womb

I have become a neophyte

to this love

In the darkness

along these corridors of the mind 

you and I 

and all of creation share

I am searching walls

taking notes

and enjoying the warmth

in my heart

I find in loving this way

As anyone new to something

old habits die hard

I long to touch you

then i remember 

to close my eyes

and i feel you 

in the depths on me

that's more than any touch can give

I am learning 

satisfaction

I am learning how to love

I am learning how to make love

no

really

I am learning how to make love

and make it in abundance

And maybe after
sometime has passed
I will be able to come back
and show others what love is all about

Until then
I will sit this table
Satisfied
That I no longer have to wait
I can enjoy my love
Right now
If I can take it

(c) kalonia jennings 12