He clutched 
His long gone
Innocence
And tossed it 
In the stream of
Trusted lust
And vaunted
Temples of 
   incessant
      imagery

He melted 
   with the 
      vision
Of her
   jolted
      tender
Fashioned
   energy
And grappled
Headlong
Vibrant
   fastened
With his fingered
Focused
   artistry

(c) 1996 James Oliver Smith, Jr