Scarlet's Poetry Den "The Early Years"

The Beloved (Listen to the poem in RealAudio G2)

brush and brush and brush
hair knotted
writhes on the pillow
we lay
hair knotted
in your fingers

marionette I dance
on tables
where cups
jerked by laughter
spilt tea

every paean
doomed to echo between my ears
when you're nowhere
I know

how to describe
bursting empty/
lead balloons

how to let you know
I love another
yet another

how to let you know
I love forever

________________________

Flash Forward 20 Years:

"So, who'd you write this one for?" he asked, barely masking his irritation.
"Hmmmmm...." she thought aloud, trying to you recall.
"You wrote it for Joe, didn't you!"
"No, I never wrote a poem for Joe."
"You sure?"
"Yes."
"So, who'd you write it for then?"
"Dunno." she said, drawing a blank.
"Can't remember. I honestly don't recall."

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