[net.poems] this boy is a mess

trb (11/19/82)

I wrote this about 6 months ago,
I was quite confused about
relationships.  I got better.

	Andy Tannenbaum   Bell Labs  Whippany, NJ   (201) 386-6491
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The Simple Joys of Knighthood

I am not like the other boys,
I sometimes rationalize my joys.
I wonder if the time's right yet
To gallop in and get me wet.

Engaging in the sabre dance
Along the edge, I take the chance,
Emerging from my frenzied furor
Somehow wiser but no surer.

In bed awake, my conscience leaving,
My eyes are moist, my chest is heaving
Screams into the pillow, muffled.
Tail tucked in and feathers ruffled.

I try and try to figure out
Whether to, or not to doubt,
And if I can transcend above
My confidence, or lack thereof.