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HOLIDAYS 1998 | VOL. 2, NO. 7


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ROBERT PAUL REYES, a resident of Alameda, California, is a contributing writer. He writes a weekly opinion column for the Internet version of the Star-Telegram

 

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POEMS: Love Soon Ended | That's All I Ask | Little Guppy

ROBERT PAUL REYES

Love Soon Ended

Deeply I drank,
of her love.
Abruptly she stopped,
her wells.
Cheerfully she stared,
as I shriveled up in despair.


That's All I Ask

just a touch. that's all I ask.
i desire to feel the world outside me.
just a caress. that's all i ask.
i hunger for a connection to other flesh.
just an embrace. that's all i ask.
i lust for the warmth of another heart next to me.
just a passionate kiss. that's all i ask.
i burn to become one with your soul.


Little Guppy

little guppy swimming in a fishbowl.
round and round it swims.
determination in its eyes,
purpose in its stride.
round and round it swims.
oblivious to anything outside its bowl.
its world so absurdly small.
its dreams so ridiculous.
round and round it swims.
it keeps me fascinated for hours,
as the traffic screams by outside my home.

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