I LOVE You
to a nice neighbor
our mail carrier or even
that friendly checkout person
but it’s there peering around the Hi
jumping up and down with How’s it going?
a bit of a sad pout saying See Ya
I bet love longs for independence
from the frequently cold
and cautious mouth
that tries to master
its playful unpredictable spirit
take my dog Oliver
who likes to get on laps
work his way up to a face
and do everything to it
but say those words
gaze at every single face you see you’ve probably heard that God masquerades as all these characters waitress bank teller homeless husband mother friend son using one eye like an impotent spy He wa
the ones I seek for welcome shadows open their doors arms folded no greeting life can be cruel the train or subway squealing to a stop scaring the baby in mother’s arms or subtler the wound no on
keys? - check wallet? – check cellphone? check doors and windows locked? check lights on for the dogs? check love? love??? now where did I put that? I know I had it two days before may have used