Going Places, Fast

Going Places, Fast

if the paper is pink

that would be pleasing.

let the phone ring three times

before you answer against

the vacuum of hello  even when it

might be required or at least

thoughtful, offer a stranger a clean glass

to drink from this is usually considered

polite Tchiakovsky should have

thought of this Ken Russell said

maybe you should be selfish 

at this time in your life the exotic

was never plentiful in the northeast

a geographic problem

not easily solved

so, move or something

it’s not as new as you’re pretending

when you are moved to tears

is that truth or good cinematography?

why do I keep insisting

this is a B-movie?  is there any truth

to that rumor? I dreamed we

went to the Feast of St. Joseph

and ate zeppole

it was a tease for the two women

concerned. pastry all  fluffy

shells white creamy filling

oozing sticking to my lips I

licked it off in public

it’s the thing to do you know

why I even see them in cafes together

eating from each other’s plates

without stares. so you see

offer her your glass to drink from

in Europe this is especially done

move there, if only in dreams or

go there a plane ticket away

terminals, interesting architecture

and stewardesses are polite

do what your heart says

in its beating

some things cannot be

discouraged