Amongst all the
Creatures the galaxies
The planets the
People amongst the
Eons the chances
That we’d meet
Is small the
Likelihood that we’d
Like each other
Is smaller the
Idea that we’d
Kiss tinier still
This idea that
We’d love each
Other is so
Rare that by
Happenstance it shouldn’t
Happen so what
Are we we’re
The difference that
Only life makes
Purely simply divine
To me laughter
Is the sounds
Of angels a
Giggle a guffaw
A belly laugh
A smile these
Are the sweet
Sounds of Heaven
Come tell me
A funny anecdote
Share with me
A secret and
Let us bathe
Together in paradise
And in a
Few hours we’ll
Meet and play
In our sandbox
Creating castles and
Moats to ward
Off challenging armies
We’ll growl like
Bulldozers puff like
Trucks dig and
Sculpt mountains and
Valleys sit back
And relish in
Our world like
God did eons
Ago in creation
Relationships are my
Blind spot I
Simply pour myself
Like syrup on
Pancakes heavily sweet
Onto them getting
Consumed then discarded
Alone I’d rather
Be for me
The relationship with
Me I know
Well but others
Oh no not
That let me
Be joyously alone
I knew immediately
After felt the
Change no longer
Wandering and wanton
Your hand simply
Curled in mine
Unmoving not exploring
More out of
Respect not affection
Short lived we
Are like a
Firecracker all pop
Now fizz you
Don’t need to
Say anything your
Silence is deafening
Friends I guess
Now we are
HARLAN DIDRICKSON 