A Baker's Dozen From 1988 - Page 6

1.

I have more questions than answers, it's been 

that  way ever since I knew how to ask them;

I am no smarter than those who ask no questions,

but everyone feels comfortable around me.

March 1988

2.

it was important to have your

recognition and blessings although

I've not stopped living because of you... 

it was your shadow I followed, now my

shadow is cast for others to follow.

March 1988

3.

we broke with tradition years ago,

our individual wills be served...

and we ate what we dished out

with a temporary kind of euphoria.

March 1988

4.

time passed too quickly for us

to become any busier, yet more

was asked of us and we tried

to respond, turning our home

into an office and an asylum.

March 1988

5.

you found me in the crowd and

introduced me to a new method

of friendship based upon a

physical attraction; but, my needs

were greater than yours, so,

it did not last very long; and, I

again hid in the crowd, letting

you find another just like me to

work your magic on his weakness.

March 1988

6.

bent over at the waist and

walking with a cane, he

entered the room...  towards

the sky his head turned to talk,

his eyeballs turned and were

tucked away nicely in corners;

he appeared to be a humble man.

March 1988

7.

her eyes had a maddening gaze to them,

fiercely set under her sunset hair,

she was neither mother or wife...

on the weekends she would make more

money than most would make in a month;

she sang about her loneliness for tips.

March 1988

8.

I want to say your name

over and over again,

pretending you are just 

across from me within reach,

then it will not be so hard

for me to be away from you.

March 1988

9.

I was lonely before I met you...

I will be lonely after you are gone

and it seems like I'm more

lonely when I am not with you.

March 1988

10.

wrapped around each other we 

remained within each other's love,

wondering shy this had not happened earlier;

with a little luck this feeling could

last forever or we could just 

remember that we cared for each other.

March 1988

11.

I tried to keep my mind off of you,

but I couldn't and looking out the window,

began to get my thoughts in order, yet,

all I could do was search for your vehicle.

March 1988

12.

you voice sounds sexy on the phone

I became aroused just listening to you

and only in my mind could I have

prepared such a sensuous relationship.

March 1988

13.

royal blue and red are the 

colors for which I search...

something sexy or something 

simple not to distract...

it's what you want to wear and 

how you wear it that's important.

March 1988