ship, angst, UST--
longing and heat buried deep
Beneath the Surface
that one little word--
silken cord spun between us--
it divides yet binds.
other words lay claim:
honor. duty. sacrifice.
and self-denial.
it is the one word
in the bittersweet end, though,
that stands between us.
your science precise
wield your tongue, bloodless scalpel,
and cut to my core.