Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Distracted

To pay attention is a struggle, but
Distracted, how can I?
Voices, raging in my head, struggle.
Not voices, thoughts.

She pays attention.

In front, behind her, I copy the words.
Annoyingly, not in my head, a voice
Monotonous, it bores.
My eyes, along the stripes, follow
The contours of her shirt.

She shifts.

Her hair, golden, brushes my hand
Parts are, by pink folds, swallowed.

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