Slim Leopard Files
KEEP SEEING THIS BLOKE IN THE MIRROR
KEEP SEEING THIS BLOKE I THE MIRROR
KEEPS LOOKING AT ME
HE WAS THERE WHEN I WASHED THIS MORNING
AND WHEN I BRUSHED MY TEETH AFTER TEA

I'VE SEEN HIM IN SHOP WINDOWS
BUT ONLY REALLY FAINT
I'M SURE IT'S PRETTY MUCH LIKE HIM
THOUGH MAYBE IT AIN'T

SAW HIM IN A PAVEMENT PUDDLE
HAD A RAINBOW 'ROUND THE RIM
BEST OIL PAINTING I HAVE SEEN
REMARKABLY LIKE HIM


IT'S COMFORTING TO SEE HIM WHEN I GET IN LATE AT NIGHT
NICE THAT HE WAITS UP FOR ME TO SEE THAT I'M ALRIGHT
MAKES IT ALL SEEM WORTH IT WHEN YOU KNOW THAT SOMEONE'S THERE
WHO WILL LISTEN WHEN I TALK AND SEEMS TO GENUINELY CARE
I CAN TELL HIM ANYTHING - THOUGH IT'S NOT HAT HE CAN'T SEE
I SUPPOSE IN SOME WAY I HAVE FELT HE LOOKS A BIT LIKE ME
MAYBE WE ARE BROTHERS THAT GOT LOST ALONG THE WAY
WOULDN'T THAT BE MARVELLOUS - I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY
HE MUST BE SOMEONE SPECIAL TO TAKE HAT AMOUNT OF CARE
THERE'S NOT A MOMNT EVER THAT I HAVE NOT SEEN HIM THERE
SOMETIMES HE LOOKS AWFUL LIKE HE HASN'T HAD MUCH KIP
LOOKS JUST LIKE I FEEL - PERHAPS WE'RE BOTH ON THE SAME TRIP
ALWAYS SMILES WHEN I SMILE - CRIES WHEN I'M IN TEARS
WE'VE HAD THIS CLOSE RELATIONSHIP - GING ON FOR YEARS
NO-ONE EVER QUESTIONS US SPENDING SO MUCH TIME
IT'S NOT LIKE I HAVE TO EXPLAIN - "HE'S JUST A FRIEND OF MINE"
WE'VE JUST SO MUCH IN COMMON - EVERYTHING IN FACT
THE WAY WE TALK - THE WAY WE FEEL- EVEN HOW WE ACT

O.K. I KNOW IT'S REALLY ME - BUT HOW CAN I BE SURE?
THAT SOMEONE COULD LOVE ME THAT MUCH?
THEY DO - AND EVEN MORE
PoEM167 Slim, Alderbrook & Couple paintings Jim
print page
 
 


© Timebox.info