We Talked For Ages

We talked for ages,

I fondled your mind 

'til thoughts became firm.

That night,

I unzipped all your secrets.

The ones you show to no one.

I penetrated

your emotional virginity.

You bled a little,

I held your hand.

I was trying hard 

not to fall in love.

You had told me

you were not ready

to fall in love-again-so-soon.

I discovered a thousand

trip-ropes

strung around

your body and your mind.

It was inevitable 

I would fall,

eventually,

headlong 

into that well of love.

Helpless,

I hit the bottom.

Found no water there

to soften the blow.

When your eyes

Told me 

No.

Poem (1985) and music by Trev Teasdel