stories ...
she tells me stories
that she has read in the newspapers
stories of heroic men and women
who in some unselfish moment
proved to be greater
than the best of humanity
and this awkward paradox
sometimes confuses me
sometimes makes me whole
and later
when she has wrapped her arms
around my body
i tell her stories
that i have only imagined
stories of lovers
who remain true to one another
and i am always dismayed
when this awkward paradox
simply makes her laugh
that she has read in the newspapers
stories of heroic men and women
who in some unselfish moment
proved to be greater
than the best of humanity
and this awkward paradox
sometimes confuses me
sometimes makes me whole
and later
when she has wrapped her arms
around my body
i tell her stories
that i have only imagined
stories of lovers
who remain true to one another
and i am always dismayed
when this awkward paradox
simply makes her laugh
