Oh this 
has been 
great fun
finding again 
these things 
that so
long ago 
that I 
now this 
seems new
funny this
the love 
of things 
in time 

I see
the men
in my
life as
good but 
as trailers 
for the 
next soon
to be 
released upcoming 
blockbuster attraction 
grab popcorn 
it’s sure
to be 
a thriller 

One’s value 
is never 
measured by
success but
rather the 
mistakes made
for those 
are the 
font of 
our baptism 

I want 
to kiss
the lips
I know 
and not
the lips
I don’t 
is this 
then what 
they mean 
by missing
I’m missing 
the kissing 
that’s all 

A book
once read
though cherished 
can never 
be read
again with 
the same 
awe and 
intensity but 
rather becomes
a thing 
of comfort 
a blanket 
bound between 
its covers