Now rather than
wishing I’m wanting
having finally figured
out the who
I have found
that wishing entertains
while wanting determines
it’s as though
I now see
what is possible
like switching on
satellites to scan
my little universe
and now uttering
oh and ah
and I wonder
if and might
wanting is one
step closer to
having and miles
away from wishing
Category: Romance
LikeCoffee
You happened upon me
like that first sip
of hot coffee on
a cold dark morning
eagerly awaited hastily tried
instantly surprised urgently paused
and left to wait
while what was desired
needed to cool down
now you patiently blew
like first time birthday
cake children to candles
to cool me and
I agreed happily waiting
knowing that once ready
you would enjoy me
Broken
Sitting here thinking
more like recalling
how I traced
your lips with
my fingers up
and down and
all around watching
your eyes smile
it was quiet
then as you
turned away shyly
and me asking
is something wrong
after a moment
you turned back
it was then
when your lips
said what your
eyes just did
it was then
right then when
we both knew
that this new
day had broken
Desire
I have noticed
something about desire
it only happens
when it’s mirrored
it might be
missed or longed
for but only
ever occurs reflected
yet when absorbed
and given back
willfully and wantonly
when unwrapped and
set to air
it freely explodes
like a snowball
tossed at chest
hit by face
glee gaily erupting
surprised by mistake
Awhile
I do remember
now I remember
that first fall
morning when outside
we saw trees
enflamed by the
summers sun at
long last igniting
into dizzying colors
you seeing first
being in front
and I second
being in back
roaming your torso
with cautious hands
and laying little
almost guppy kisses
on your back
not too many
as to shake
leaves from trees
let us let
this be awhile
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 