He loved Greta Garbo.
He’d seen all her movies
At the old cinema
Or on late night TV.
He’d read all the written
Books he could find on her.
Had photographs of her
All over his small house,
Some framed, hanging on walls,
Some on the mantelpiece,
On cupboards, on book shelves,
On his bedside table;
Her beauty looking out
At him all day and night
Especially while he
Slept in bed with his wife.
He even dreamed of her,
Dreamt he had made a film
With her, which no one saw.
Dreamt he had walked with her,
Talked with her; held her hand.
Dreamt he had slept with her
(Sleeping being the one
Operative word of all.)
Just to be close to her,
To smell her, feel her near,
Touch her tingling skin.
But not commit the sin
In his dreams or real life,
That little men like him
Never copulated
With gorgeous goddesses
Like Monroe or Garbo,
But made love with their wives.
Feb 28, 2016
Feb 28, 2016 at 3:11 AM UTC
He loved Greta Garbo.
He’d seen all her movies
At the old cinema
Or on late night TV.
He’d read all the written
Books he could find on her.
Had photographs of her
All over his small house,
Some framed, hanging on walls,
Some on the mantelpiece,
On cupboards, on book shelves,
On his bedside table;
Her beauty looking out
At him all day and night
Especially while he
Slept in bed with his wife.
He even dreamed of her,
Dreamt he had made a film
With her, which no one saw.
Dreamt he had walked with her,
Talked with her; held her hand.
Dreamt he had slept with her
(Sleeping being the one
Operative word of all.)
Just to be close to her,
To smell her, feel her near,
Touch her tingling skin.
But not commit the sin
In his dreams or real life,
That little men like him
Never copulated
With gorgeous goddesses
Like Monroe or Garbo,
But made love with their wives.
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