Passionless

the passionate defilement of

the genesis of sacred love

that stirs unnoticed in these sheets,

and sinks its blunt, ferocious teeth

into the empty space between

their bodies motionless and freed

from entanglement in the disease

of impassioned intimacy.

the passionless communion faults

the dignity of those involved

and flagellates the naked flesh.

each sleepless night keeps the wound fresh.