equanimity

[For MDP]

equanimity

two heads

two steeds

composure ripped

to shreds

stiff upper-lip

lost

swapped

for something else stiff

but what the cost
atavistic ardour

blood boils

evaporating sang-froid

in steamy fervour

what have you done to me

what have you done with me

do I need to see a priest

confession

or

exorcism

what have you released

in me

some ravenous beast

salivating

priapic

burning with lust

the young red wolf

eponymous

nomenclature

I should love to lie with you again

to imbibe your caramel-cream musk

to wipe the perspiration from your fevered brow

to caress your beautiful face

to stroke your beard

to cup your head

to kiss your curves

to lick your body

to suckle on your nipples

I want so much more…

awoken
a dormant libido
I never knew I had
thinking warmly
of your smile
your touch
your kiss
your embrace
your heat
and hot myself
erections aplenty
but passion dampens
with realisation
we two
are too
distraído
to organise
and uphold
any affinity

what have you done
where has it gone
my equanimity

 [Image description: copy of The Charioteer]

Some of the references in poem are to the allegory of the charioteer, which can be found in Phædrus by Plato and in Mary Renault's The Charioteer.