THE NEW LOVE POEM - Philip Dacey
The new love poem
is known for its honesty.
The new love poem says
I don't love you.
The new love poem
remembers the old love poem
in which a woman's body
was compared to the entire world.
The new love poem tries not to feel
superior to the old love poem.
The new love poem can live
on a steady diet
of bitter fruit. The new love poem
thinks sweets
are for children.
When the new love poem sleeps,
it dreams
of getting old,
of shriveling to a chrysalis,
of something with wings
and color so loud it talks
emerging
to thrill someone who doesn't know any better
and who doesn't want to.
Perfect poem for a night when sleep is impossible.
2002:09:01 04:00
Big Book Of Poetry
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