Intrigue and interest
are two words
associated with attraction
but what do
they actually mean
imagine a dog
on a walk
the snap of
a branch surely
catches his attention
ears perk up
whereas a rustling
and a scent
something to follow
draws him closer
intrigue is the
invitation the curiosity
and the arousal
interest is the
snare the trap
that’s now sprung
with you your
eyes and smile
are my intrigue
and your arms
and lips are
my ultimate interest
Category: Affection
Crippling
Why do we
continually wish for
the precise thing
we don’t need
a stick in
the eye a
meal we can’t
finish one drink
too many why
do we expose
ourselves to the
very thing that
will cripple us
for me it
was your smile
I didn’t need
another smile in
fact the last
thing that I
needed was a
smile specifically yours
OverNight
When first you
spent the night
I didn’t sleep
oh you did
as comfortable as
a bear in
a den at
winter’s own beginning
but I lay
awake assigned patrol
keeping guard defending
against your nightmares
who goes there
at the ready
but last night
I finally did
sleep content in
the sound of
your breathing like
that of oars
breaking calm water
taking taking me
out to sea
MeMaple
I awaken to
now whereas before
I had waited
things I see
others I hear
sometimes read and
usually always imagined
we all do
this very thing
it’s just that
I have been
tapped like a
maple in some
far off grove
with a spigot
and drained daily
this syrupy blood
that then splatters
and eventually becomes
hopefully a sweetener
to your day
LoveCreativity
I stumbled across
a young man
recently who paints
his world with
colors and tubes
and brushes long
strokes and details
which invite one
into his world
so different from
me that I
sat staring mesmerized
how could he
see that which
I could not
that is until
he showed me
love and creativity
I then realized
show us what’s
always been there
but never seen
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 