Don’t answer me,
Ignore my words to you,
Or better yet,
Never see them,
Forget my face,
And do not remember my voice,
Though what I wrote seems innocent,
Folly is their birth,
And my gentle proddings,
Will only bring the curse,
That drags down my head again,
You are free,
I cannot bring you to the cage,
I was chosen to live in,
I long to live as free as you,
And dance with you,
In your world,
But soon that may be impossible,
For where I head,
I tread lightly,
Dance secretly,
And don black,
For the souls of the green,
Would you chain yourself for me?
I could never ask you to,
For I don’t chain myself for me,
But God,
Binder and Unbinder.

My heart shimmies and shivers,
While thinking of you,
Poetry for my eyes,
You stand like a dancing,
Sentence of silver,
And dance like a whirling,
Diction of diamonds,
Your dimple crescendos,
Calling out my own upon my cheek,
The curves of your mustache and beard,
Carve into my heart, and add to holes put there by your gauges,
You don’t care,
And I love that,
You enjoy a good drink,
Laugh in life’s face,
And speak as you wish,
But walk humbly before God,
You sing gently.
A Man you are,
And Man to be.