and he asked: who am I? a grey-eyed curly-haired brown-skinned look-in-the-mirror who am I? a dry-tongue wet-lidded burning-heart who am I? asked of parents long gone to unknown destinations who am I? a warm-stomachs pressed together hands-on-hot-smooth-skin aching-of-the-loins bursting-of-the-loins who am I? who am I? asked to the wombs of Asian-eyed companions asked to the breasts of woolly-headed companions but the breasts are dry and the wombs are barren |
| April 25, 1981 for A.W. |
| alien |