Life is Like a One Night Stand
I want to put my arms around Life
Hold it close, squeeze it tight
Climb on it
Wrap my legs around it
Twist with it
Explode with it
I want to dance with life
Though it pushes me around the floor
Too close to the edge
Keeps me in the dark
Does not say “Thank you”
Expects to take me home
Life is not a good person
And does not care what I think
About that
Life is a narcissist
With no intention of changing
Of course he has others
But we don’t talk about that
Life is a crude lover
He doesn’t “get” me
Or pay attention
Or take time
Life does not give me what I want most
Life only gives me what he feels like giving
When he is in the mood
But, hey, Life, I know you need me
To look you in the eye, to tell your stories
We meet up at the hot springs
In Truth or Consequences
Moonrise over Turtleback Mountain
Lights the Rio Grande silver
Life takes me to his beached Airstream
Has his way with me all night long.
@ Sharon Niederman, Jan. 2, 2012
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