Thursday, November 16, 2017

Unexpected delays (circa 2006)


i called you on a thursday

it was later than you expected
and later than i’d planned

but on arriving to work on wednesday my boss said
‘welcome to hump day’
and suddenly calling you that day seemed
wrong

so i called you on a thursday
to tell you

to tell you it’s been too long

far too long

since i had tasted your lips
since i had inhaled your scent
since i had run my hands across your body
since i had felt your lips
          your teeth
                   your tongue
                             upon mine

i called you on a thursday

because calling you on hump day
just seemed
inappropriate


somehow