It percolates
in my mind
knock-knocks
of past passions
it broils
like a steak
sizzling
and when cooked
is warm and pink
and juicy like lemons
tart and pungent
it swells overflowing
the levee of good
decision
breaking the dyke
it overflows
to my stomach or
lower, somewhere
lower
overpowering.
A man’s body is simply concave/vex.
When I watch Rodrigo slip out of his undershirt nightly, I see a pair of wide shoulders become bare. These shoulders are capped by a beanie of muscle. Muscle he uses daily to lift, to haul, or, nightly to push and pull.
They are convex.
When I watch Rodrigo watching me, I see his eyes. Magnificently brown and almond-shaped.
They are convex.
At night, under the sheet from our bed I feel his buttocks. Flexing and relaxing they are simply muscle.
They are concave.
In the twilight and glistening with goose-flesh, I see Rodrigo’s face. His lips: a pair of smiles. His hollowed and haloed cheeks.
They are concave.
Men’s bodies are elegant and simple geometrical shapes.
We ate
at a nearby
public house
drank Guinness
drank whisky
ate sandwiches
and pickles and
fries.
We talked
to a bar wench
who shared
naughty limericks.
We laugh
loudly
drink whisky
neat:
Guinness caused
a belly-balloon
so, two
whiskys, neat.
It happened
last night
an addition
to my vanity
a toothbrush
A toothbrush
like
house keys
moors our lives
together
like tiny
boats
A toothbrush
like
an extra pair
of shoes
like
another scarf
like a second
car
A toothbrush
is
an invitation:
keys and shoes
and scarves and sandals
and socks and suits and
ours
They span a broad
torso like a trifecta
of mountains: Left,
Center, and Right
The Center Peak
is covered in thick
waves of brown
that swirls like the thick
vapors of Jupiter
The left and right
peaks
are twins from afar,
but up close they
are as different
as the eyes or ears or
hands or feet
The oasis of clavicles
adorn the base of
Center. Waterfalls
cascade from the rivers
mouth and through fleshy
arms
The Three Peaks
of the shoulders
stand proud like
the fleshy florets
of broccoli
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 