Love Poem: Boycott the Ever After
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Written by: Bernard Chan

Boycott the Ever After

the future is a check that might bounce

but this moment we’ve just moved into 
still smelling of fresh paint 
is already taking on a lived-in charm 

we’ll go on furbishing it as we go along then 
here with red paint of lips on lips 
there with a mirror of eyes lost in eyes 
words deep-piled and moans deep-throated 
and thoughts hugging like bodies hugging like 
      dimmed lights hug the walls 
and matching heartbeats 
      matchmade by a tiptoeing ballad    

this moment is ready for our full occupancy 
      it has nothing to prove
      except us 
let’s stay here for a while 
      and boycott the ever after