Friday, March 22, 2024

MISDIRECTION

Ever notice
how the things we 
can't grasp

are the ones 
that we covet?

Absences, dearths, 
sins of omission: 
these fascinate 

more than plain 
interest might 
explain. Perhaps 

it's this obsession
with lack 
of satisfaction

which accounts 
for the way 
our hearts behave: 

always chasing 
after gossamer flashes 

of lust with 
nothing much 
stiffer underneath

rather than 
the blander 
but tougher guts 

of deep-
ly intelligent matches.