We aren’t speaking at the moment,
but I have words brimming to the surface,
over the edge of my little cup.
Is it so wrong to enjoy the brief stolen moments we had in each other’s arms?
We are not cheating on anyone…
although I imagine it won’t be long until one of us is requested to be exclusive with someone else.
There are things about you that I cannot find elsewhere.
How you are able to quicken my pulse only with the whisper of the things you would like to do, how the taste of your lips, skin, the scar on your wrist…
causes every cell to rejoice.
You made jokes about the valentine card I had mailed you –
sort of hurt my feelings.
I thought you would like it but…
lesson learned.
I know we both have other options,
and that for some reason we feel compelled to explore them –
but when we get tired, I hope we fall back to each other.
You are my soft spot.
Grapefruit by Buttersweet
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Oh dear… our poet from Salt Lake City is in a terrible bind – one of those unfortunate situations where the emotional scale is clearly not weighted to his favor. Sending romantic cards is a very desirable mate-trait and you should be rewarded for such gestures! The fact that this person laughed at and dismissed your emotional overture should not be ignored – let her “be exclusive” with someone else – you deserve better.
Gentle Readers: Unrequited love is tough enough, but being laughed at for sending the object of your affection a Valentine’s Day card is just plain heartbreaking (and vaguely reminiscent of 4th grade). With V-Day being a few short weeks away, what’s your communication game plan for that not-quite boyfriend/girlfriend?
