To Anonymous
How I play the fool
holding you
As though we were forever
lovers
Like those embracing sculptures
in the Louvre;
Forgetting for the moment
you hardly know
my name--
This moment's just another
game
I play--
A fleeting chance to prove
That I am still desired
And you are capable
of love.
written a long time ago
slightly edited June 30, 2021
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