eyes of a boy, lips of a man
from "eyes of a boy, lips of a man" ©1999



his gaze was molten and warm
his eyes large in his face;
the eyes of a boy

and he wooed 
from the wet brown depths
of his ancient soul

and spoke 
with the wringing pain
of a spirit child

but each time he smiled or kissed
his lips were firm and full;
the lips of a man