I’ve been accused of this.
All woman, emotions flailing,
Body humming along -
Waves thundering to shore,
Grounding themselves
on something solid, like you.
Where do we meet?
You, so controlled and even,
like rows of perfect teeth
or corn planted sideways
along the linear highway.
I’m like the chaff
blowing from the winter wheat,
scattered everywhere
and nowhere in particular -
Sifting down between your
perfect rows,
settling into your gums
like rye seeds caught between molars,
providing texture and yes,
a small irritation, which,
given time,
floats free
to become useful,
once ingested.
~ BJ

I felt such empathy reading this poem.. as though it were written for me too! morning bela.. c
Celia, I always knew we had much in common