intimately avoided

Fever

My brain swelled with dreams

Arms catching me

A tender, faceless lover

Dripping

With sweat and sickness

I told my fear to leave us

So I could be alone again

With a nameless love

Our lips move

A speech of dream tongues

Spirit speak

A near death reaction

To false perceptions

My body moves in this haze

A slow, deliberate inhale into

Into

Intimate avoidance