tormented by the mundane demands of life
struggling for excellence in boring strife
rare transcendence in lullaby singing
breast feeding intimacy jubilantly stinging
too long too long between joys
yearning for bliss summoning only noise
You are like the roiling constant exchange of sand and sea
unsure whether to consume or be consumed completely
………………..and in it all……………………………….
I like you………………………………………...
I like you just the way you are
I like you dull I like you shiny
savor your sweetness relish your briney
I like you with a smile – straight face - or frown
you let me look through you as a kaleidoscope I can’t calm down
pieces of colored life mixing despair and hope
peace anger dreams loss triumph able/unable to cope
fuck fuck fuck!!!
I’m hooked I’m in - obsessed
16 yo with husband 5 kids I’m still possessed
less than half my age
giving you up ‘d put me in a rage
yet I keep the line lest hell be loosed
close but not touching chastely seduced
I like you………………………………………...
I like you just the way you are
