national poetry month

in honor of the month.. here is something old.

Be.Leave.

Be: you, T-shirt. the movies. running.
you and your shorts. you sleeping
you in my every-so-often dreams
that's enough for you?

Leave: you, logical. keyboards
you and the right answer
you, with some kind of unbalanced weight of hope
that i wrapped up in your t-shirt and shorts
you leave.

i want to be(lieve) what i thought you thought

i don't really know if you be.leave me

unbeliever.

i believe what i told you

and
i (want to) be lieve that what is
wrapped up in your t-shirt and shorts
will come back to me someday

it is enough. and it isn't enough.