Wednesday, May 8, 2013

The Other Question Mark

a low grade kind of crush
a calm admiration
that what love is?
a thing
a something
a something simmering and sensible

not the brutal heat
of the sun's surface
not even the car seat
in July
but the noncommittal warmth of
a March puddle
once and future rain
bearing witness to
spring bursting winter's seams

heat screams
but there is further terror
in ambiguity
the panic behind caution
undeniable in a way
thrilling in another
it's emotional xenophobia

there is fun
in this gentle setting
a drop of familiar extract
some cageyness
and glances
maybe one or two that linger
while four eyes ask
will you be the first to take off your sweater?

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