Unusual Lover

                                                                         by Sergio Ortiz


              
                                                                             what is it about night

                                                                   that you carry it in your mouth

                                                                   beyond the moon’s orbit and time

                                                                   through strange paths frequented

                                                                   by Thanatos and his twin brother? 

                                                                   Is whatever just happened

                                                                   already a memory, or are our tongues

                                                                   blushing from the exchanged saliva?

                                                                   Be rid of that black cloak in your eyes

                                                                   We are the strays that taught God

                                                                   how to die in this queer universe.