she knows what it's like to be dead
and he feels good because it's a sunny
day and he is in love... days are recorded
differently for us... the choice is ours.
2.
she was blacker than he
he was whiter than she
both sat side-by-side
in the classroom,
learning of leadership
knowing that was as
close as they'd ever be.
3.
she was adept in the art
of teasing her male suiters,
her children gave her love
her fingers satisfaction.
4.
he took his time with
the walker as they all watched
except one who cried.
5.
was there a little Vietnam in
his comments or in her
dancing in the park/ Was there
anything with that much pain?
with her back to the wall she
began to take what was hers,
it was her male counterparts
from whom she stole but
gained their respect because
she showed she had 'balls".
7.
from his vantage point
he surveyed all those
who trespassed his lawn
sighting violations on them
with his hunting rifle.
8.
until my writing returns home
it does not belong to me and
that part of me contained therein
will never belong to them.
9.
I was willing but you were not
you were willing but I forgot
its not been a good year for us.
10.
there was a song he remembered
and whistled a few bar while
he was waiting for her... it was a
"no show" and what he thought
all along... how foolish he felt
she would tell him the truth.
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