I need a new sensible love
no frills really
just laces
on our first date
so proud of himself
he brings me bottled coffee
I’m allergic to
Saturday chores:
grow fond of a new cologne
a new boyfriend
the same lingerie
enticing again
obstinate memories
inventing new caresses
perhaps for the last time
taking a shower
occupied with himself
peeking if I’m peeking
frostbitten passers-by
on a bench
we sow the spring
half an hour after the mail came
I know your letter by heart
remorseful he apologizes
for the frail
and tactlessly odourless
poppy bouquet
from among your arms
kind of
a wider horizon
a bubble bath
the candlelight
caresses your dimples
sleepless
‘cause you’re sleep --
ing so absorbingly
pillow-sharing
her stray hair giggles my nose
to sooth his weariness
I grow fond
of his two-day stubble
the family tired
of our voyages
we send our love
from everywhere we go
dusting off our love
the shop assistant hands me
a bag of bath petals smiling
driving home
from the last showing
the streetlights play hide-and-seek
on your face
a warm afternoon
in the shade of almond trees
the scent of your cheeks
her curls
hazel chocolate hazel again
in the sunshine
having dessert
his sweet cream smile
ends up the argument
a stray hair on her cheek
turns ginger
and fades
early morning opulence
the puff
puff
of her blush
early morning
in the bathroom
the scent of her blush
tucked up
in your thick nightgown
do come home tonight
in your thick nightgown
do come home tonight
you’re away from home
the dog content
to be sleeping with me
your hazel eyes
keep me warm in autumn
you hazel eyes
a hundred-acre wood
sunlit glades
of unhasty hands
his past loves
i want to find out
and forget the minute after
i bought a box of soft pastels
to depict the hue of your kisses
but i’ve run out of colors today
the cool curve of your body
like the sweetest lullaby
in a tepid linen sea
whether you smell more of you
on your cheek, ear or nape
i still can’t seem to decide
