A bird flew across the slate gray sky
fluttered gently by my sight
then suddenly soared into a dive
behind lush green velvet vines
You’re allowed to say you love me if you do
And you don’t have to say it if you do
but you can’t say it if you don’t mean it
Love and life interspersed
The sky is turning a brighter blue
Another woman’s watching you
Don’t send her any mental messages
To further her designs
By now it should be obvious
who it is you’re really with
Awake, waiting on your call
a stagnant threat presides
Pregnant behind these thoughts
maybe it’s just too late
no one person can do it all
Today I didn’t see the sunrise
The sky turned fluorescent blue
the moon, a silver glowing crescent
they appear a fantasy
drawn from fountain pen ink
Look quickly to the horizon
Now, see that same bird hovering
© 1993
