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
He wore
a sweater of mine
which holds
his aroma of yesterday.
Warmer today it
harbors his day.
Inhaling the cashmere
I sense chili and cigarettes and
sweat.
He held
a pillow of mine
which holds
his aroma of last night.
Cooler this morning
it mirrors his night.
Inhaling the cotton|
I sense dreams and sweat and
passion.
He covered
himself with me
which holds
our aromas of tomorrow.
Hotter today
it promises our future.
Feeling each other
I know tomorrow and tomorrow and
today.
His mouth
is the place
I look
after I look
at his eyes. His mouth
shapes words; winks; lies
and admits. His mouth
shields teeth: a pair
of white ivory piano
boards, the top treble
and the bottom bass
cause a voice
of harmony; of angels
and devils; of promises
and lies; of laughter
and agony.
His mouth
is the harbor
for his tongue; laying
softly in the shell
it waits for my lips
to open the compact,
to slowly knock
on his wet lips
teasing them apart and
waiting for the incumbent
to answer my curiosity.
His mouth
is what I look at
when I can no longer
watch the truth
in his eyes.
