Slurred Emotions

One-three

12-30-07

Did you ever feel like
you were trying too hard to hide?
Is isolation a better disguise?
I'll never understand
attraction fully
other than
it's there or it's not.
I know better when I don't know.

Did you ever wonder
when words can't describe
every realized-in-full thought
that sits in your mind?
If it's not about you
or me,
or you and me,
my answers resonate curiously.

Haven't you yet learned
anything
from verses of love?
When I try hard enough
to see I've tried too much
I've found out too late
that I've buried myself without seeing
the pugilist before the punch.

Did you ever think
about what life could be
if it weren't for you or me,
or you and me?
When digital ink paints me
such that I don't see
         so plainfully
         what could I've been thinking
if not for you, or me,
or you and me?