Pondering the Corrosive Power of a Single Word

Must what has gone unsaid remain that way,
Though it's quite obvious? These days have
Passed so pleasantly. We walk among
This city's treasures, never at a loss for words.
We dine, we mock, we stand in awe, together,
And we part like magnets, so unwillingly,
An invitation looming near: “Why don't you
Stay and sleep with me?” We both, I think,
Sense what this means, and I stay up at night,
And wonder, would what is be ruined
By my saying, “I love you?”



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
Read 221 times
Written on 2018-12-10 at 18:41

dott Save as a bookmark (requires login)
dott Write a comment (requires login)
dott Send as email (requires login)
dott Print text