No
I do not want to go
to the cinema with you
and view
a scary movie.
Yes**
I am scared
No
Sane person offers up safety
for terror.
No
I do not want to cling to you
As you stoically brave
the gore.
There is more to love than this.

Maybe
If I bury my head in your neck,
We will become one in this fake adventure
I'll link you with danger
In a hormone-infested head.
Maybe
to fall upon you is terror, itself.

Maybe
If I turn around
close my eyes
close my ears
hold my breath
think of a certain sunny beach,
The Motion Picture always haunting
will Rock and Sway
to a
Stop
let this pass.
Maybe
It's too hard to roll by
without one stray glance,
a gasp at
synaptic WonderLand.

No
I'll give you my back
Just for now.