Diana Darby ** "I V" ** Intravenous

River Man

My man moves like the river.
Arching.
Bending.
Twisting
into space.
Arms and legs curving,
wrapping around me,
finding
the tiniest crevice
to slip inside.
My man isn’t shaken by adversity.
He keeps flowing
knowing there is nothing
that can keep him
from going
where he wants to go.
He will grow silent,
and still
for a time,
Sullen.
A brooding mass
pooled up,
and infinitely deep.
A green
I cannot see into
no matter how hard I try.
His power is more fierce
than any warrior’s.
His presence
can be felt
from miles away.
I know he is there
without having to look.
And when he is near,
I long to touch,
his body.
My man moves like the river.
An endless river.