Tonight's Poet Corner: Fifth Date
Fifth Date
by Belinda Roddie
Do you see where the lights kiss, Angela?
Do you spot the imprint they've left
on their silhouetted cheeks, their concave
jawlines - so simple, so fleeting
in the salvageable reflection
of the murky bay?
And do you see how much she
wants to kiss you, Angela? How much she
wishes she could leave imprints
on your cheeks, too? Light you up like
a sunrise at ten PM, after too many
drinks and too many secrets shared?
Are you willing to rival the sun?
by Belinda Roddie
Do you see where the lights kiss, Angela?
Do you spot the imprint they've left
on their silhouetted cheeks, their concave
jawlines - so simple, so fleeting
in the salvageable reflection
of the murky bay?
And do you see how much she
wants to kiss you, Angela? How much she
wishes she could leave imprints
on your cheeks, too? Light you up like
a sunrise at ten PM, after too many
drinks and too many secrets shared?
Are you willing to rival the sun?
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