Five Days
sitting tensely timorously
side by side
feigning the act of
admiring
art
arbus and andrews
while admiring one another
tenaciously testing
temperatures and depths
of love
later
lying serene satisfied
side by side
listening watching
words form upon
then fall from your lips
to my ears
wading love lapping
at my ankles
splashing at my knees
walking silently speaking
side by side
oak sycamore maple cedar pine
pining for caverns
eyes thoughts traveling
the same paths
swimming love caresses
my weightless heart
once more
sitting downcast desperate
side by side
passing dark corners
excited elated risqué
last call
drowning in the depths
of love
April 1997