How do I
Remain cool so
As not to
Scare you off
I’m not a
Hunter stalking prey
Nor am I
A pointer rousing
Grouses but instead
Just a guy
Liking another guy
Category: Curiosity
Secrets (for Fred)
And I held
It in never
Daring I thought
That he wouldn’t
Like me so
I turned and
Said excuse me
I love you
And all was
Good by then
SparklingWater (for Fred)
And there you
Were this tall
Glass of sparkling
Water that tickled
Me little bubbles
Popping on my
Nose making me
Laugh this freshness
That cleansed so
Many other meals
Making me forget
My heart full
Of heart ache
Your freshness made
Me believe that
A stranger could
Make me laugh
Again at last
RiverYouAre
I dip my
Hand into the
River you are
Feel your current
Feel your cold
Then lay languidly
On flat rocks
Sunning myself in
Your smile warming
ForAWhile (to Bean)
And then like
A letter you
Promised you slipped
Back into life
Tickling like a
Pair of pants
That once fit
I once again
Wore you like
A beard outgrown
I’ve learned to
Trim to see
Myself beneath the
Hair you are
You’re not my
All I am
You’re simply here
For a while
For as long
As I want
And not you
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 