i don’t want to be taken aback
even the edge or the brink
whether by needle, pill or
even by one too many a drink
all i have with me is but my mind
with which to think
thoughts that can rise above all,
thoughts that can likewise sink
what runs through my head, though
is you, someone i want to link
happy that you highly regard me,
of the words i’ve thus far inked
ravished you say by my poetry
i’m glad you’re tickled pink
let’s explore our love once more,
this time not a passing wink
it’s here to say, now and forever,
like a body that takes in zinc
and if we should ever find fault once again,
let’s workout the kink
we can erase the stain of the past,
likewise too the stink
love is boundless with all she offers
overcomes any chink
we’ll meet again one day my love
the world our playground, our rink
REDUX
May 29, 2005 – Sunday, 6:00 p.m.