MD

05.19.98

Sharp regard, studied indifference
yet I see your interest
nervous hands implying more
tremble of care ~
Eyes of hope
you give me cautiously
while we play at futures
and create fanciful stories
less strange and eccentric than the truth ~
Smile your cool teeth
revealing anxiety thought hidden
and hiding others
as you grace my mind with thought
tremble my body with your mouth
and worship me with veiled eyes ~
Fraction children we mock
and the picket fences all painted white
as we create rocky shores
and brick futures in warm climes ~
Do I get the parents or the cat
upon some unforeseen demise of this joy?
Wait, let me read the fine print;
the contract is right here, sweet man ~


Yet, this is only the fever
new beginnings, breathless hope;
how much should I trust?