Sunday, June 2, 2024

More than penis envy (2011-2012)

 

I’m always full of envy

When it comes to people like her,

Carrying inside her head

Talent I wish I had,

The way I used to envy

Kids with bicycles,

I could not get,

And when I did,

Struggled to ride,

These natural talents

I have to sweat over

To get,

Trotting along,

Falling over my own feet,

She coming out of nowhere

To fill that space in my mind

People I’ve envied before,

Like those great writers

At college

With whom I could

Never compete,

She seeming to do

What she does

So effortlessly,

A powerful presence

Seated across the table

From me,

Disturbing,

Raw talent

That intimidates me

 


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