Monday, January 5, 2009

THINGS I'VE DONE OR WILL DO

I saw you, maroon-fleeced and watching
the wind's impact on the telephone wires.
I cut the baguette.

Never argue. You know what you need to work on.
You think about it all the time.
Even the plainness of the floor reminds you.

I lift you by the ankles, roll you back
on your futon saying, "If you will have me."

To give you only a curtsy would
--actually a curtsy is fine. Is enough.
I convey this with a nod.

And a volley of fireworks erupts
in my mental pants.
If only you knew.