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I said, "God, I love you". She smiled and said I'd do in a pinch. I said, "but I need you to do something for me..." She looked into my eyes and said, "What's that"? I said, "I need you to tell me something". She said, "All right.  What's that?" I said, "repeat after me" I said, " 'wes...' " She stared back into my eyes and said, "wes..." She laughed a little chuckle in her throat. I said, "no, this is serious..." I looked into her eyes. I prompted her:  " 'wes...' " She smiled, saying "wes..." I said, " 'stop fuckin' around' " She said, "stop fuckin' around" she laughed again, adding, "wes". I smiled and said, "no, try it seriously  now" She said, "wes.  seriously.  stop ******* around..." She laughed. I said, "want to go back to bed and fool around?" She laughed. I laughed. We went back to bed.
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Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014 at 12:45 AM UTC
back to bed
I said, "God, I love you". She smiled and said I'd do in a pinch. I said, "but I need you to do something for me..." She looked into my eyes and said, "What's that"? I said, "I need you to tell me something". She said, "All right.  What's that?" I said, "repeat after me" I said, " 'wes...' " She stared back into my eyes and said, "wes..." She laughed a little chuckle in her throat. I said, "no, this is serious..." I looked into her eyes. I prompted her:  " 'wes...' " She smiled, saying "wes..." I said, " 'stop fuckin' around' " She said, "stop fuckin' around" she laughed again, adding, "wes". I smiled and said, "no, try it seriously  now" She said, "wes.  seriously.  stop ******* around..." She laughed. I said, "want to go back to bed and fool around?" She laughed. I laughed. We went back to bed.
Read here by the author: https://soundcloud.com/warmphase/back-to-bed Just a vignette I wanted to expand.  An almost confusing exchange, shifting from the strict to the frivolous.
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Nov 6, 2014
Nov 6, 2014 at 12:45 AM UTC
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