You snatch <br />my hat <br /> <br />tilt it <br />at an angle <br /> <br />of say <br />...Frank Sinatra <br /> <br />or something a little <br />more rakish than that <br /> <br />& with a slouch <br />& a shrug <br /> <br />become somehow <br />heavier <br /> <br />become male <br /> <br />become me <br /> <br />mimicking me <br />back to me. <br /> <br />I laugh <br />at this <br /> <br />transformation <br /> <br />embrace you <br /> <br />love you <br />for being <br />you <br /> <br />& how <br />you can <br />be me too <br /> <br />with a wink <br /> <br />trilby tilted <br />over one eye <br /> <br />cute little mini dress <br />so pretty little breasts. <br /> <br />Boy! If I ever <br />looked that good <br /> <br />I'd run away <br />with my self! <br /> <br />I kiss the mock me <br />& we <br /> <br />merge <br /> <br />into one.<br /><br />Dónall Dempsey<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/how-becoming/
