What Matters v2.xsomething or another
Something broken
isn’t really
Matter is a constant
It only changes
into something else
Tennis shoes
Sheet metal
Underwear
Given this reasoning
the haircut you had
when you were nine
(Kicking and screaming
quieted only by first
threat of extreme violence
and ultimately
ice cream)
may now be
a rifle barrel
a puddle
You reject the
haircut theory
We talk of how
Ill-advised kisses become
failed relationships
Considered vows
become
thoughtless afterthoughts
Screams
and spittle are not
apologies
Trust exists
until we think
we know better
(the maddened passion
of drunken nights
stretch into months
wakening
a reality
of what
do I do now)
We cringe
at each others
transgressions
sinful admissions
redeemed with
knowing smiles
We laugh and discuss
what we would like to be
when we are dead and gone.
Our hands touch
fingers and lips meet
move into each other
becoming
something
new.