the girl at the bar

july 12th, 2019

when you look at her, do you see her?
or do you look through her, to the girl
at the bar, with a sparkle in her eyes,
who makes you feel so very strong,
so very handsome, when she kisses you
and reminds you what it feels like to be young?

when you lie by her side, do you feel her
as you touch her skin? or do you think
of the girl at the bar, with the skin soft as silk
and passion enough to rally armies to her cause?
do you wonder what her cause is, or consider
the cause you’ve chosen for yourself?

when you forget her, in the moment,
to daydream of the girl at the bar, of her
nymphet charm and what love you would
make to your dark darling, do you remember
why you married her? or do you swim
in a cesspool with young lovers, and ignore her?

in sickness and in health,
till death do you part;
a lovesick little circle
of tears in the heart.

* back to drops *

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