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seeking absolution. June 29, 2012

 



 He licks his lips like he always does when he gets nervous,

 ignoring the coffee he bought on the way to the park 

when I confide in him about her, 

glancing around as if expecting her to pop out of nowhere 

and uncover our tiny conspiracy,

 and the more he denies being involved

 the more convinced I am he is, 

and I get jealous, 

he telling me she confided in him about her stalker

 and I wonder if he got the same call from her

 as I had some dark night when 

she claimed to be afraid her stalker might come 

and needed me (or him) to protect her, 

an excuse I believe she used to get me (he) to her apartment, 

though what might have transpired there with him,

 I cannot say, 

though he licks his lips so much as we talk

 I suspect the worse 

(or best if he did what he denies doing)

 and I get jealous again,

 but keep that part hidden from him 

when I confess everything else,

 as if he is my priest with me needing absolution.


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