kisses
kisses like this
are illegal in riyadh
they enflame like manifestos in milano
this red autumn flame bursts into liquid
at your slightest caress
and boldly shows its hunger
like al hassan it rises in the nighttime
and is a sword
and sends me out of this body
kisses like this are illegal in mosques
that hide love in veils like tombstones
kisses like yours are assassins
that cover my emptiness in honey and flowers