for me, by Herman Shorts | poems, essays, and short stories in Poeticous

Herman Shorts

Herman Shorts

for me

i love you

for the doubt

you show me still

possible in this body

where you show me

it sits in wait

for love like

a laser to

turn into colors.

no trick to

make it

leave, no

never. stay and cry

this bathtub full.

i love you like

her lips

smile, her eyes

(w/o makeup)

her hair

twirling

round her fingers.

i love you like

my favorite songs

always remind me

i love you.

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