Do not come near,

Do not come near,
any, all, yes, all
of you,

you with your faces of ivory,
you with your dark faces,
your faces like hungry torches,
all of you,.
do not come near
to me,

near with your eyes,
your wondered eyes,
your arrow eyes, kohled and  lidded low,
slanting,
full of longing,
burdened, burdening,
 
near with your long arms
near with your long stride
and your ascending scent,
shearing me
with all of its
encompassings
its promises, its promisings,

the ones you will not keep,

yes, promisings
you’ve no intent to keep,

not near, not near
with your wide mouth,
your sly mouth
sly, sly your mouth,
knowing me,
known to me,
a winnowing,

do not come near..