SUMMER

by David Radavich

How can sweat be
the ultimate aphrodisiac?

It rolls off your skin
like pearls, taking
my eyes where
they long to go

into the water
where you swim
like a dolphin

and the smooth moves
make the summer
heat hotter

and I feel a rise
in my body
like a high wave

wanting to mount
and sweep you
into the deep blue.