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Steven is a poet and a friend. I'm so excited that he's letting me share this poem with you!
6 T H D A T E
We sat on his couch, facing each other,
backs against armrests,
feet intertwined.
He told me he wanted to teach me Spanish pronunciations,
asked me to repeat after him.
I attempted to mimic his words like a parrot to its owner,
struggled with the rolling “R’s”.
The foreign words spilled clumsily from my mouth.
He suggested he name off animals
and I was to guess which one.
He changed the lesson plan.
My feathers ruffled as I assumed
it was because I wasn’t good.
He gave words for
cows,
penguins,
dogs, and
doves.
I was surprisingly good at assessing
and assuming translations.
But those weren’t the words
I wanted to know from him.
I wanted to ask about
trust,
attraction,
the meaning of our feet touching,
and most of all, I wanted
to know our future.
Steven's New Book of Poems:
Thanks for joining me for 7 days of amazing GLBTQ poetry by and for teens - it's been a great way to kick off National Poetry Month, and I hope it has inspired you, too.
So what are you waiting for? Go write (and read) some more great poetry!
Namaste,
Lee
6 comments:
Love the juxtaposition of what's being said and what he really wants to say. Great poem!
Steven, you have captured the beautiful uncertainty that's part of all early relationships. I sense a playfulnes, too. Maybe it's just me.
This was beautiful.
This is wonderful. He has captured the uncertainty of a new relationship with its playfulness.
Beautiful.
Steven, what a beautiful poem. Guess I'm going to have to add another book to my stack!
He practices what he preaches.
Nice, honest... I can certainly relate to this. Thanks for sharing, Lee!
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