I wrote poems about love and longing,
I pined,
I schemed about ways to meet you,
planned what I would say
and how I might approach you.
It's all come to nothing so far.
Here's my latest plan:
You won't know me when I'm near,
because I will not notice you,
my eyes will glance over you to someone beyond,
I'll turn away,
look down,
keep walking,
but late at night
I'll return to my secret task:
digging a convoluted tunnel
to your heart,
bit by bit,
with a bent and rusty spoon
I stole from the cafe.
Any day now I'm sure to break through,
and stealthily enter
the chambers of your heart -
on tip-toe,
in socks,
breathing shallowly
and moving slowly.
I don't want to disturb anything,
I just want to see what it's like
to be in there.
Maybe I'd pause for a bit
and watch how you secretly
love the world
when you think no one else is around.
I might take a nap, too,
before I headed out,
because it would be so warm and comfortable.
The only things I'd leave behind
are a few tender kisses
in spots that wouldn't bother you
or disrupt your days,
a soft string guideline
to make finding my way back easier,
and a note
that said
"Somebody loves you"
-Jim
2 comments:
beautiful....
My other favorite b/c it reminds me of James and the Giant Peach. I like that it tells a story, is imaginitive, humorous and tender all together.
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