bi_janus Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 What you don’t know (1998) Bi_janus Enrapt by Ann, I was polite, but never bothered to know you, dear one. Five years is a gulf, and younger brothers are accessories. Then, I turned the camera on you, taking super-8 film. At fourteen in North Carolina, you played in the shaded branch, damming with rocks, using leaves for boats, your arms fluttering. Through an eyepiece, I suddenly saw you clearly. Were you reticent or naïve? Ann and I laughed when we first projected your play, “That boy must be gay.” We waited, horrified when you almost married. Years later, when you and Ted, visiting, watched the film in our living room, you wondered aloud, “How could I not have known?” Quote Link to comment
Cole Parker Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Beautiful. C Quote Link to comment
dude Posted February 4, 2012 Report Share Posted February 4, 2012 Yes... love it! Quote Link to comment
colinian Posted February 5, 2012 Report Share Posted February 5, 2012 What a wonderful poem. It's a story, a real story about real people. Colin Quote Link to comment
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