BLINK (again)

Ravished by a simple sigh
Your voice cracks, hesitant at hanging up
"...i love you..."
And yet again I'm propelled
Into manifold visions of how one is
Supposed to feel
Sentience falling
Failing
Flailing all aglow
My reasons ambivalent
My courage reluctant
I succumb without a thought to the inevitable
Breathe so softly
"...you too..."
God, this is crazy!
But beautiful and freeing

So...blink
A quiet blush
A sudden rush
And emptied now, you touch
I start, I start to blink

Centered on a thought, a phrase, a word
You use a lot..."but"
Skipping past scruffy shuffling schoolboys
Going grim-faced to confession
A regression
Seen my mind traipsing awash in
Dirty spasmodic ramblings
No one knows...but,
You let me off on love's plea bargain
Jargon jaded and faded

Bloated butterflies and beaters with blades
Take over my heart in one fell swoop
See what you do to me?

So...blink
A quiet blush
A sudden rush
And emptied now, you touch
I start, I start to blink

Cater to a nervous whim
Anchored to a broken limb
An inward outburst, you burst
My bubble of sadness
Stoic and sterile
floundering fantastically in
A different kind of schism- risen
Taken by an angel's kiss
Awakened
AWAKENED
Floating chaste as snow
Suddenly I know...

Blink
A quiet blush
A sudden rush
And emptied now, you touch
I start, I start to blink


LaRock 02/94