Even in a crowded
Room I feel alone
It’s there I think
That perhaps others think
What does he think
And there in that
I surprise each them
I’m not who you
Think that I am
I know these things
And the songs that
Wait what I sing
To just your ears
Month: March 2021
SetFree
So people read
This and me
And I stand
Naked here awaiting
The tomatoes and
Soured fruit but
You of all
People must know
That I’ve kept
That small part
Of me tucked
Right here for
You far away
From them and
When this is
Over I will
Hand it to
You and fly
Away it will
Free except for
Us set free
ComeBackPlease (to Ramón)
And one day
After we met
You’re leaving like
A soldier off
To war but
You’re returning right
Your cologne lingers
On my shirt
Like holiday dinners
I won’t wash
It until you
Return reminding me
Of what I
Had for one
Deliciously precious night
ChildrenUs (to Ramón)
So we met
At long last
Two men together
As friends we
Dined and drank
Laughed and listened
Talked and wished
But all we
Were were children
Playing at beach
Trucks and bulldozers
Laying a foundation
That not even
The days tides
Could wash away
That is us
Children around each
Other simply dreaming
DogsFriends (for River & Ramón)
And just like
A sweet apricot
His dog River
Leaps and laps
On couch and
Face loving me
As I enter
Dogs are sweet
Creatures that always
Forgive the trespasses
Befalling them unlike
Us that seem
To carry the
Heavy bags of
Our past into
Our new relationships
Let you and
I check our
Bags at the
Door and start
Something fresh for
Aren’t that we
Simply something new
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 