Lucky, he’s so luckyhe knows he lucked out(as a lover of women)to be graced by a good womanhe’s gratefulexpresses gratitude freelyas wine flows freely(only take a couple freeliesbefore it starts feeling weird)love, well that’s free(too)but all that love & luckbooze & gratitudemasks like Mardi Grascovers like a sleevewhat’s tattooed on his heart(love me)(love me)(love me) (so I can love myself).
Only a guy who calls himself Herotomost could get away with this.
#8 of 30 Poems In November to benefit Center for New Americans.
ha ha! very fine likeness.
ReplyDeleteAhhh! You're so right. He is lucky (and he knows it too). I love your asides, woven so skillfully throughout - a little tongue-in-cheek, a little pointed.
ReplyDeletehe’s grateful
expresses gratitude freely...
This is one of my favourite things about Corey. (He's a hero to me!)
Now that hits right to the bone Babyluv....and I would never be mad. Looking in the mirror is a tough thing but these things that you have written about are things I am all too familiar with, worrying too much about how others think and feel about me and placing too much emphasis on that. Self esteem is a Halloween bitch, the costume of self confidence feels good as it blocks from view the feeling of weakness and ineptitude. When the costume starts to get ratty, we move on and get new friends, ones with darning needles swatches of colorful fabric. Age helps....but we are who we are under that costume. Hard to come to grips with sometimes. And as for women....would rather have a girls night out than a boys night out any day of the week. Thanks for being honest and forgiving me my trespasses.
ReplyDeleteage helps, but age also, well, ages.
Deletethis feels like you lifted a cover off some private correspondence, marian, hinting at things still unsaid. saucy :) ~
ReplyDeletesheesh, that's how rumors get started, Grape.
DeleteI can neither confirm nor deny the photos found on that website, tagged "screaming Mass lawyer-poet canoodling hat-wearing harmonica player", are of you and Corey.
DeleteCool piece Marian - I dig the tattoo/sleeve image.
ReplyDeleteThis has such a gorgeous ending, Marian! Wow!
ReplyDeleteYour closing is powerful and feels like a truth that is true for so many. ♥
ReplyDeleteWow this is a great poem.
ReplyDeletebooze & gratitude
masks like Mardi Gras
Great line
Did you hack his email? Love this!
ReplyDeletei'm omnisicent, apparently. :)
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