This is how
Special you are
You’re an oyster
With two pearls
A laugh without
A joke spoken
Rather something funny
Seen and enjoyed
An ice cream
Which topples from
The cone unfinished
And yet satisfied
Because even one
Taste was enough
A loud hiccup
In a crowded
Room drawing attention
And creating chagrin
Surprises you are
To everyone including
Me that knows
The special you
Like a leaf
That falls upon
My shoulder on
It’s way to
The forests floor
Or a snowflake
That lands upon
My tongue before
Disappearing there or
A bubble whose
Surface shimmers a
Rainbow before delicately
Popping or even
Like that one
Old stale joke
That makes me
Spit out my
Drink before I
Erupt in laughter
I enjoy most
In life being
Tickled a tickle
To me is
Like the finger
Of God on
My ribs reminding
Me that despite
Everything else I
Am still here
I have cheated
Yes I have
I have cheated
With those that
I have loved
Then and there
To take my
Mind off my
First love writing
Yes I welcomed
Their distractions and
Yes I entertained
Their attention romance
And intimate interludes
Yes I cheated
But I returned
I always returned
To my one
And true love
For when I
Write I write
Absent of jealousy
Absent of time
Just me with
Me alone deliciously
Alone with me
I beg you
I’m begging you
Before we begin
To understand this
I will forgive
I will forgive
You for everything
Everything you do
If to me
Or to others
Or even yourself
Because that’s love
But I won’t
I won’t forget
I will never
Forget I won’t
Forget them and
I won’t forget
You because if
I love you
And forgive you
It’s impossible for
Me to ever
Ever forget you
I beg you
I’m begging you
To understand this
Before we begin
That you can’t
You simply can’t
Have one and
Not the other
They are twins
I decided to
Leave my shield
And sword behind
Having learned that
Armaments don’t protect
But rather dissuade
It’s easier to
Whack and hack
Against my defenses
But to puncture
My nakedness takes
A completely different
Kind of evil
