Oh Lita a song of longing by Jamie Joy Gatto Oh, Lita Where are you, my intense consort My sympathetic, lady who won't run from me, from the devil's lust, from the lover's pain that doubtless accompanies all the tragedies of hard-won love? Will you accept me in my married state? A man has claimed my heart first, but will you be brave enough to eat from me, to take my self, to share my soul? Oh, Lita When I think of you I'm frightened I see you wavering into focus as the archetype hag, prone to the emasculation of men You terrify a woman who does not wish for superiority, but hard-won equality Are you a fighter? Will you give that up for me? Can you embrace my bisexuality? Oh, Lita When I imagine you, I'm famished I think of petals between your thighs opening, blooming showers for me I dream of breasts, your fruits ripening on the bough, fragrant, pungent, tempting I can smell your breath, your skin, your hair Need vanquishes all my senses, I can only starve for you Oh, Lita I am the one who is running, hiding myself from you, denying you exist I take notice only when you are in shadows, I hide you in poetry, in dreams And openly denounce my blunt desire for you Pray for me, entreat one day I'll stop and notice you right here, walking at my side Give me the courage to see you as you are. Real, whole, alive, and mine. Copyright © 2001 Jamie Joy Gatto. All Rights Reserved. Jamie Joy Gatto is a bisexual activist from New Orleans. She is editor-in-chief of www.MindCaviar.com. Her erotic work has appeared in dozens of projects including Best Bisexual Erotica 1 & 2, Best SM Erotica and many more. She is the author of Sex Noir (Circlet, Spring 2002), an eBook of erotic flash fiction, Suddenly Sexy (Winter 2001 at www.BrilliantSmut.com) as well as a hand bound, limited edition chapbook of original poetry, Unveiling Venus (Fall 2001).