our harems

in the name of
tribe and community,
we look for harems -
mansions
where we can roam free,
feeding on a love
that cannot fill
those empty crevices
where we don't want
to cast our eyes,
feeding on emotions
that are too scary
and heavy
for us to carry alone,
feeding on our vanity
being stroked,
so we can purr
and strut
with more lives,
because
we are too scared
to die to this one life,
where we cannot live
this one moment
together,
alone.