I'm sitting here
martini in hand
beside the sleeze who bought it for me.

i wish it was you.
but
you are at home
doing quiet things which suit you better...
reading a book
petting the cat
taking a nap
cleaning your glasses
making your bed
organizing the tools in the shed...

anything to avoid the cold distance
that
has manifested between us.

The sleazy guy is whispering in my ear,
playing in my hair
picturing me naked
staring at my chest
(instead of my face)
we've been talking for hours
but neither of us has a heard a word
that
the other has said.

I'd love to come home and curl up next to you.
to feel your soft hair
touch your velvet skin
whisper all my thoughts to you
in the darkness...

but I know when I come home
you will be asleep.
and we will have another breakfast
ice cold like the tall glass
of milk that we share
every morning.

01/20/2008

Posted on 01/20/2008
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