Pillow Talk

As you sleep, words
stream from your lips like the post-coital
sighs of a Model T automobile
still delirious from the soft caresses of silk
stockings, hooks, snaps, bare knees.

It’s nonsense really " what you say out loud:
Yes, yes, I’ll take that one...
If you lie beside the elephant, the dust will fall on your hair…

I brush your forehead with the faithful gentleness
of an archeologist, eager for your skin to reveal your
dreams like hieroglyphics. But

I know your secrets hide deep in the blue
of your eyes, the blue which I like to pretend is
mine, as you sleep.

I feel sick.

As you sleep, I want to tell you, I love you, but
how can I? When being with you has turned everything I know of love
awry. Bit by bit you’ve taken away all my meaning. I have

no reference points but your blue and your sleepy
nonsense that makes me smile in ways
I’ve given up trying to define. So instead

I kiss your eyelids and whisper:
Ah, you’ll take that prostitute, will you?
But won’t the elephant’s wife get jealous?

Reviews

[Serenity Faith]

Firstly, this truly made me giggle and smile. Secondly, I loved the imagery and emotion in this poem. It reminds me of the times my Husband has told me about the crazy things I say in my sleep (I want a cookie, yeah, I think the donkey will have one too) just yesterday he said I kind of scared him because I randomly busted out laughing in my sleep, but said nothing >.< And of the times when he thought I was asleep and would stroke my hair and tell me about how much he loved me (don't tell him though ^_~ It makes my heart smile) Thank you so much for sharing and I apologize for my mini story. It was just that good of a poem.

[Loner]

Deep and nice .....

[Alicia Schroeder]

This was a differant write, great peice

[Aristede Craig Jr]

oh lovely emotions glow and flow fully

[Coyote Poetry]

I like how you ended the amazing poem. Life leave us with little to say and do. Sometime we grasp at the last piece of a relationship. Thank you for the excellent poem.
Coyote

[FireWoman]

Wow Chris, wow!

[storiestotell]

Very clever, and the story is aswesome!

[imagination101]

Your poetry always has a story within your imagery!

[Bryan Micheni]

I love your poetry. brilliant.

[Cascara (aka Sprint Goe..]

good work!