Prelude to Passion (standard:poetry, 266 words)
Author: Lori	Added: Jul 05 2009	Views/Reads: 2719/1720	Story vote: 0.00 (0 votes)
Creative Challenge, on Multiply, challenged us to write a poem/story using the phrase "salt of the earth." This is what I came up with. Slightly erotic.

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Prelude to Passion 

Let me describe 

what I have in mind. 

A couple hours 

exiled from the world, 

an afternoon of love. 

Candles, music, 

a bed, food, drink, 

you and me. 

Alone. 

Together. 

No one else 

to penetrate our paradise. 

~ 

Let me lay you down. 

Climb on top. 

Lean down to kiss you. 

My hair will protect us 

from the evil 

outside the room. 

It'll be a barrier 

made of steel. 

My hands, 

on each side of your head, 

powerful, 

soft guns. 

They will touch, 

caress 

places which haven't 

been felt in a while. 

~ 

Let me kiss 

your birthmark, 

scars, lips, 

chest, fingers, 


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