Spasm

Shut out the fear of looking
to feel entirely the heat
of the stare
burning the cheek in
blush
The shaking began again
never to have returned
I believed.
What fate is this
to open that door is
perilous but enticing
pulled by the stomach
to soothe the flutter
by the nearness and touch
there is no resolve to
resist
Replaced addictions
inertia...

AL