![]() Off the HookA Poem by Paris HladOff the Hook
I carefully let
you off the hook Then, you let
me off the hook -
And I like
being off the hook
Because then I
am free To bait a hook
for you,
Which I know
you will take Because you
are, as I am,
Off the hook -
And only then
can I take The delicious
bait you offer, As I know that
you know that I know That you are impatient for me to take it.
(Which Is to
Say)
My love is
something Like the glow
Of votive
candlelight
That falls upon
my secret book, And reads it
through the night …
And she is
something like a hand That holds a
trembling star,
When it has
fallen from the sky, And loving goes
too far. © 2023 Paris Hlad |
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Added on February 16, 2023 Last Updated on February 16, 2023 Author![]() Paris HladSouthport, NC, United States Minor Outlying IslandsAboutI am a 70-year-old retired New York state high school English teacher, living in Southport, NC. more..Writing
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