Here I love you, between the bandage

And the blood.

A shard of glass has split

The sexual union of your skin.

Here I love you, between the wound

And the stain.

Your heart has seen an injured dream

Reborn in a drop of blood.

Here I love you, between the healing

And the pain.

I have held you by your joy

And now I hold you by your sadness:

And here I love you, between my hand

And your hand.

Written on September 10th, 2003