last nite
in my dream
my one and only,
he wrote to me,
"don't think
i don't look at
all of your confusions
sprawled out and
writhing with
desire-
i can love you
as much as one
could ever love
an infinite object.
and that's all.
i can see your love,
and i can feel it
in all the bones
inhabiting my body.
but will it ever
really touch me?"
and then
i dreamed
that someone
else
wrote to me
begging for
my forgiveness
and i thought about
how we'd walk
down mill sometimes.
and some bum would ask
for a contribution
to his 'church'
and you'd give him
what you had.
'they prey on
couples'
you'd say.
don't let me
fall backwards
into a mistake.