[Newspoetry] on the dangers of a shared vocabulary
david moses fruchter
dmf23 at neuron.net
Tue Jan 9 10:45:24 CST 2001
you and i
have so much in common
history, ideals
prophets and heroes
i admire and envy your accomplishments
you admire and envy mine
perhaps you are an arab, and i am a jew
perhaps you are an irish catholic, and i am an irish protestant
perhaps you are green, and i'm a lefty democrat
we are close.
close enough to see that sweet soft spot
which can thrill to the other's caress...
or debilitate and infuriate,
when i give it that little poke
we both know so well
no one else would understand
just how i managed to hurt you so much
with such a seemingly innocuous gesture
no one else is close enough to see the spot
no one else is close enough to know what the words mean.
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