I wrote this poem in 1983, at the age of 16. It was written from what I believed was a man’s point of view on love and passion. It describes the conflict between desire and the need for freedom. Compare
A Man’s Reply
Woman – 1
This is the first of a series of poems I wrote in the 1980s, in my early teens. Compare this poem to Autumn Again (1986), with its similar theme of womanly desire. I would hear your name And warmth would
Silence
I wrote this poem in 1987, age 19. It captures the nature of raw desire and passion; the primal need to merge with another completely and be transformed. Compare this poem to Woman-1 (1982) and Autumn Again (1986), with their