me
"collegiate love (unrequited)"

probable infatuation
tounge stumbling is new

exquisite intimidation
words meant to construe

forthcoming information
foot in mouth, post shoe

she
her heart is deteached
with no surface to glue,

to state of suffocation
slowly turning black and blue

his words may be familiar
but constructed to "construe"

her form is exploration
writing in virginity true

"gorilla seeks man"
to chain and force feed?

try this on for size
see if it plants a seed

me
"fading"

encased-a protective detachment
trudging through the mundane

Cheshire cat-elusive and & intoxicating
fading slowly in & then to a halt

abrupt-the nature of her species
frustrated by marketability issues

perhaps of its ephemeral nature
or that it exists without reciprocation

confidence-eroded by time
absurd fascination requires none

She
boy whose written vocabulary is extensive
has none to say

time is not on our side
and other factors fall into play

but even a conversation
over a cup of tea

to discuss Ishmael
or whatever it may be...

Me
"space time"

space - one definition of captivity

    institutional confines
    aid distractibility

    peer pressure sirens,
    hampered facility

    passing acknowledgements,
    verbal sterility

    two culprits
    emergent simplicity

time - one definition of captivity