the lesson in
loving women
is keeping them
an arms distance
better yet its
knowing when
to quit them
the notion
we all live
only to die
plagues the mind
and robs us blind
its that taste
in your mouth
you can’t rinse out
its these and
lesser things
that keep us
earth bound
strapped to the ground
rockets primed
only barrier left
is sound
so speak
r.matlack 