this first/last date will be a one time show
not a last first date and here is how I know
I mask anxiety by attempting jocularity
as if being quippy will make him like me
overwhelming the voice inside of my head
that's controlling my mouth instead
of my steady more logical side
the garrulous part wants to let it all ride
and takes me over like a jocose parasite
spouting one-liners at an open mic night
and bemused or bewildered my date's rictus grin
says they know where to end, if not to begin
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