not going all the way

Do you think it's easy, 

not biting
the one you love? 

Try loving someone so much 

your mouth is only at home 

in the place where your teeth 

meet the flesh 

of your beloved. Try 

not tasting the flesh, 

not taking in your mouth 

the beloved, not 

going all the way. 

 

[Jim Moore {1943- } 'Teaching the Dog Not to Nip', from Underground]