Love might as well grow on trees

My girlfriend,

she's just fine;

she lives with her parents

and her kid however

who takes up all her time.

I go to dinner and the movies

by myself.

 

My psychologist,

she's tall and refined,

aged like a fine wine,

a sort of sleek design.

When we converse

I often stare at her hands

and imagine them studying

my face.

She knows my frustration.

Were she to prescribe me

intimacy,

I would much like for her

to fulfill my prescription.

 

My Writing teacher;

feminine and petite,

on the cute side of meek;

prone to fantasy.

When she looks at me

I like to think she's undressing me

for a poem that no one will see.

I have an urge

to seduce her with words

and--for some reason

--to carry her across a threshold.

 

One Figure Drawing class model;

young, slender;

her skin is tight and smooth,

a well-tailored birthday suit.

I've drawn her naked for hours,

posing innocent as a flower.

As I'm tracing the outline

of her physique

and the music on the radio

makes the moment ripe,

were she to look at me

and listen to my eyes speak,

she would hear the course

of my mind's debate.

For, on the one hand

she is something with which

I should not aquaint,

and on the other,

she is the Venus whom Boticelli

wanted to paint.

 

Love might as well grow on trees.

 

 

Reviews

[The Cute 1]

ooowwww wow this is good

[quinfinn]

this reminds me of the fantasies i used to have almost all the time when i was a younger man. it is direct, sincere and unabashedly wicked. i found it to be very fun to read and i hungrily await your next effort. be careful about wearing your heart on your sleeve, Michael. if your shirt gets "dirty" your heart will end up in the spin cycle..... great stuff!

[arbitrary jane]

this is great stuff.
your tree here is heavy with options. and there is so much to love. i like seeing the world through your words.
when do we get more?

[Poeticadia]

Unspoken thoughts... spoken. It has the rhyme and rhythm of performance poetry and reads really well. Full of perceptive and convincing characterisations. Look forward to reading more of your poems!

[Hope]

Great poem! I love it, great job! Keep it up! (:

[jay-lyse]

I love the title and the way the words just flowed were fantastic. Great Write!!!

[Kelsie Stoner]

Fantastic, truly. I don't even know what to say about this, except that I love it. Great job, great poem, great. :)