kiss me again

my lips are so dry no drink of water could wet them

and no refreshing bit of liquid could quench a hollow thirst
there is a simple sensation that they have long forgotten
and even that small feeling they may be cursed
its been so long that i've forgotten the feeling
that electric vibe that went up and down my spine
yet the last few i've had didnt even have meaning
even then they were enough to ease my mind
but in my dreams i am only incompletely satisfied
that my dreams touch my lips the way i've dreamed at night
but once i wake i'm then again denied
lest my thirst again keeps me awake by the moonlight
      so kiss me again whoever you may be
      kiss me again, and i'll never go thirsty

july 2004