The Room in Tina's Room
Lie in bed thinking how
her black shirt works with
her green skirt.
Touch tummy thinking how
her green skirt skims
her thighs.
Feel this thinking I'm high.
Take a warm shower sure to dry
before emerging after.
Rush back after emergency-style
inside her room, partly nude.
Play Versus' 'Two Cents Plus Tax' cd skip to track seven.
Remember how it was then.
Figure out whose formal shoes are in the Macy's bag.
Figure out the difference
between the size of his feet
& mine.
Expect not to see her after
till days later.
Accept not seeing her later
for months after.
Take a seat at her desk, close to 11 am, May 9th, &
write all this down.
Take a bow, then
write about it in a poem. Write poems. That's
my right.