I demand
Inspiration
not
explanations as to
why you can’t deliver
and no,
I don’t
understand Chinese.

So
just
read it to me slowly
because even if I could,
we all know I
can’t decipher
your fine print.

…But Goodness knows I’ve tried

Made in person and should by accompanied by
The presentation of this
Otherwise it cannot be removed without prior notification
Safekeeping is essential
Announcements should be immediate on discovery
As it has been agreed
By the regulations received upon conception.

We settled
near each-other
on the floor
– it was the best place –
near the door
in to the next room
that we hardly used at all

And we squeezed
of one another
and we laughed
and fought and kissed
until we nearly
fell asleep where
one ought not

And she smiled and
bit her lip
while we drove
all the way crosstown
to where she stayed
on weekdays

and what it was
I can not fathom