Her fervor is held
in her breath
like fire against your neck
she’s a feral furnace
setting you ablaze
July torching the prairie
scalding the humidity rising
over you and poised
high on your chest eyes
dripping passion pleading
rain Rain RAIN

Copyright ©1999 by Haze McElhenny. All rights reserved.
Published in Poetry the Write Way: Webstatic – First Journey (Sept. 2000)
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