the tendency to provide an entry
to give over some easily handled
metaphorical line of thought to make
the intent palatable for the time
it takes to transform the former idea
into the latter one: you into me – –
long enough to allow the thought to form
long enough for the talk to begin
yet still what is there to say anymore
that has not been said before by others
we are constrained in the range of language
how many ways can we say I love you
not enough apparently, look around
so many die with no kiss on their lips
(December 2007)
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