BABIES
all the entanglements madness insanity
highs lows unmatched intensity passion
oh please don’t leave I didn’t mean that
living at the edge of insanity
all that scattered-to- the -wind turmoil
collects itself and places itself on the side
this new love is a quiet assured intensity
you are forever changed from the core
you will never be the same
you couldn’t take your eyes off her
you experienced that shift in your DNA
you found your center in this teeny wiggler
this love brings with it no fear that it will ever fade
and that knowing smile from your parents
that says oh yeah, payback is underway
first day of half-day school
you showed up two hours early to collect her
just in case boogiemen were lurking in the bushes
she realized boys were other than toys
she made friends with the ugly ducklings
right along with the popular kids
during the teenage years you realized that
had boogiemen been at play
they would be throwing her back about now
you see her in you and you in her
and wonder how that happened
forever intertwined with this love of mine
PR
3/30/2014
