“I Wanted to Kiss You” by Dawn Pisturino

photo by Vicky Hladynets from Unsplash

I wanted to kiss you
With an ardor
I hadn’t felt in years.
Holding your face in my hands,
I pressed my lips against your mouth
With hungry urgency.
You pulled me tighter
And received me
Like a long-cherished gift
Finally opened.
The rawness hurt.
The passion burned.
Consumed in a bonfire of desire
Out of control,
I possessed you fully
Freely
Without guilt or shame
And let you go.
 
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Dawn Pisturino is a retired nurse in Arizona whose international publishing credits include poems, short stories, and articles. Her poetry has appeared in several anthologies, most recently in Hidden in Childhood: A Poetry Anthology, Wounds I Healed: The Poetry of Strong Women, and the 2023 Arizona Literary Magazine. She is a Mystery Writers of America and Arizona Authors Association member.

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