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hide me in your hollows
taste the salt that clings to me
shipwrecked in your shadows
scented by the sea
hide me in the wisdom of your thighs
ride me like a wave

chart my secret places
navigate my shores
map the ocean’s traces
lick them from my pores
dry me with delusion and desire

ride me like a wave

cover me in spray

promise you will stay

Text: Ride Me Like a Wave, Janis Ian (excerpt)
Audio: Ride Me Like a Wave,
words, music, performance by Janis Ian
Image: Photographer, sitters, unknown,
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Tagged: gay, lesbian, love, sailors, vintage, vintage gay photo