Poetry is not a synonym for window.

B1.

It begins with one touch
A fingertip
A carress
A fondle?
Touching doesn’t stop after one touch.
________Intrusion
means finding your way around something which has
________Displaced
The matter that was once there.
Your Behavior is intrusive ,
Watch it.
How does one—watch—his behavior?
Can it fly?
Can I—
touch it?




A1.

You were born with a thrilling passion!
You have within you a passion to teach and orate.
It is thrilling!
You are a mentor and a hero and a saint,
Because of your endearing passion!
Why are you so passionate, preacher man?
Preach to me about Passion!
Hello?




B2.

I don’t mean to sound racist,
But,
I am wearing these long sleeves
Under the hot, beating summer sun,
Sweat sliding down my back,
To cover the black
And blue
And red.
Today,
racism aside,
I would prefer to appear
Alabaster white.



A2.

This seems to be a—hairy
Situation.
I am becoming tattered.
My fibers slowly
Unraveling.
Each strand is a
Pixilated version
Of my once clearer image.
Each strand,
Paired with a thousand other strands
Creates a lock.
Each lock
Beside a thousand other locks
Creates a story.



B3.

Loosing you was like loosing that piece of chewing gum.
I spit it out—I knew what would happen.
Its taste was stale and bland,
The chew was tough—my jaw ached.
I’ll get more gum eventually.
I expect it to be equally dissatisfying.


A3.

Consumption of words
By those who greet you
With arms too full of cash
To ever be open
to accept
Who you really are.