Dancing Like My Mother

1.
When he waves a pencil sized joint in your face
You say "when did you start smoking so much pot?"
he says "Stranger things have happened"
you say "i mean i'm not reading you, its just that
it's like you're a pot head all of a sudden"
he laughs, then turns away too quickly
closing the door behind him.

2.
"i want to tell you some thing"
he says
he says
"my therapist said that if i have some thing
to say to you, i should just say it and not
think about it too long, or like hold on to it"
you say "no"

3.
You say
"I haven't cum for about 6 weeks"
he says
"that is so cool!"

4.
He says
"I have to tell you something
about my body"
You lower your voice and scan the room
quickly
"what?" you whisper
"i think i bruised something...inside me"
he says
"oh that's normal" you say
you say "that's totally happened to me"

5.
There's a new large
floral printed couch in the room
"What's this?"
you ask
"That's my new couch,do you like it?" he asks
"no" you say "not at all.

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The bench was lower than the chair
and the table too wide.
Though you are taller than him
when you sat on the cushioned bench
you sank in low.
You said
"wow this is weird"
noting not only the sudden height difference
but also the disney themed decor
and mismatched furniture
"i'll sit with you"
he said sweeping around the table
his thigh softly brushing yours
as he settled in, close.
now
you can smell the milky tinge on his breath
the fine lines around his eyes apparent
in the dim light
and the alarming steadiness of his eye
contact, not penetrating or forceful
but unceasing, and pliant.

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