Poem "See"

"see"

half-timbered cottage / in the cottonwoods and the cherry blossoms

sharply trained sporting dogs

and you in your riding clothes

my inner self knows

that your inner dimension / is more than just serenity to mask your tension

the simple sense / of elegance / in your style

is an aesthetic / that you project forward from behind your eyes

or that’s how i see you through my kaleyedescope

a-frame cabin / in the mountainside pines and the quaking aspens

red single-cab four by four toyota

and you in your hiking clothes

my inner self totally knows

that your inner dimension / is more than just face paint and long french braids

the hooded sweatshirts / that we wear / are like turtle shells / over our feathers

for when it’s wet and dreadful out

or that’s how i feel you through my oscilloscope

i don’t really care / how the tetris blocks fall

all i want is some translucence in this wall

i don’t really care / which appearance you take

just as long as i know you when i see you

concrete and coffee machines / and bottomless countertops

rising steam to meet the raindrops

old leather sofas and murphy beds / you in your retro-futuristic threads

my inner self knows

that your inner dimension / is more than just the makeup you up on

for the role you play

make no mistake / i know that you’ve orchestrated this creation as a match

to catch the way that you really feel

but our exoskeletons / are shells that we wear for protection

to control external perception / a little bit of misdirection

the real you / is really sparkly stars and mocha and blue

the lighter beats in the rhythm pattern / that get the atoms moving

are the electricity and longing and you

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springtime, inspiring