I’m scared of silverfish
and you know
it’s the only bug
that’s made me jump
on a chair and actually
start to cry.
Pretty embarrassing.
And I don’t know why they scare me
so much
when they can’t hurt me
but they do.
And your perfect lips upturned in a
smile. Laughing,
all the while
I’m standing on this chair
and you’re standing over there,
still laughing
–but trying not to
‘cause you know
I’m scared
so you hold me.
And I like when you do.
The feel of the cloth of your vest on my face
as I lie on your chest,
relaxed and I wait.
This is fun, huh?
Nice
like this.
You ask me what I’m thinking
but I can’t say,
just keep blinking, and
all I muster is, "I don’t know."