pretty girls get no rest

hold up
before you get carried away
worry anxiety hope
let me explain something
i
am
not
coming
after
you

i will propose a few opportunities
how you respond will set the glide path
up and into the clouds
or
other

i am sorry
for all the ways men
often hunt and track and give chase
it can be frightening
not poets probably
i have less time for trivial pursuit
bluster and charm
i am looking for you
and hope you can see
i am unarmed
perhaps not harmless

there is a risk
think about it
getting involved with a writer
no matter what you say
my interpretation will be the narrative
or poem
love letter
song
rant

i am not quiet
i appreciate silence
stillness
a hand touching mine
while we accompany
each other for a time

i’m not a riddle
my broadcast concludes in prayer
are
you
receiving

9-19-24

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