By Misti
Date: 2004 Apr 08
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FLyinG

he has been a bastard in all of this
but he does not need to worry
you will not forget the Wasteland/Bukowski/Pet Shop Boys
connection
the Easter package
the diamond pinwheel earrings
the phone call marathons
sunset to sunrise
he was your favorite chapter in Love Signs
he was sweet and solid
you were crazy
he allowed you your insanity
to a degree
he sucks in many ways
he has appropriated your dysfunctional Bible thumping
George Bush loVinG family for himself
he can have them
yes, and he can have all the poems
and the photos
the Galveston and Las Vegas souvenirs
because he was the Libra you prayed for
when reading Love is Now in a college dorm
by candlelight
he was the Yes
in a sea of No
you know he was good to you
and for you
in his way
and you could talk to him
and he never needed a thesaurus
and he brought you to orgasm
and you were glad
and you loved his t-shirts
and cd collection
and high school stories
Was it Spring Again?
yes it was
yes it is
and you are flying
free and high
in love with another Lion
this one is the only one that counts
he gives you peace like a river
deep and flowing
and people say
It Can't Be Physical, With Him
because he has lived hard
and it shows
he isn't a Tall Dark Handsome Man
he's just the man
you want and need
crave with a fever
you're a believer, suddenly
in all those movies you thought Hollywood
was pulling out of its ass
you're in "Casablanca"
you're in "Top Gun"
you're in "She's So Lovely"
leaving the sure thing
the security
the potential house in the suburbs
for a flight
that may lead to a hard crash
still your wings
are flapping
like there is no
tomorrow.