You Know Who You Are
I want to write in honor of the line
we haven’t crossed, on either side of which
we sit, and see, and let ourselves be seen;
and how our words have never led to touch
and yet, with every word we give, we remove
another layer of what covers us
and keeps us from the nakedness we crave.
I’m not suggesting sex is next for us,
though I wonder if, like me, you’ve asked yourself
if we’ll ever make the making of that choice
where our talking leads us to, and if
we’ll choose the yes or no that does us justice.
And if this question’s only in my head,
don’t ignore it. Treat it like it’s dead.
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Richard Jeffrey Newman
Associate Professor, English
Nassau Community College
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