exactly two seconds
after the waves subsided
(and maybe even before that)
i looked at her lying there
with her eyes closed
head turned to one side
on the pillow
and thought
i’ve been robbed
i could’ve saved 200 bucks
stayed home and whacked off
but isn’t every
long anticipated event
just like that?
the new car
the vacation
the reunion with old friends
expectations
slash our sails
and the wind blows in vain
the chase itself
is the climax
the kill merely
a denouement
maybe that’s why men
if they live long enough
satisfy themselves
by flirting
and nothing more
but usually they’re dead
by then
Brian Rihlmann was born in NJ, and currently lives in Reno, NV. He writes mostly semi autobiographical, confessional free verse, much of it on the so-called "grittier" side. Folk poetry...for folks. He has been published in Constellate Magazine, Poppy Road Review, and has an upcoming piece in The American Journal Of Poetry.
(and maybe even before that)
i looked at her lying there
with her eyes closed
head turned to one side
on the pillow
and thought
i’ve been robbed
i could’ve saved 200 bucks
stayed home and whacked off
but isn’t every
long anticipated event
just like that?
the new car
the vacation
the reunion with old friends
expectations
slash our sails
and the wind blows in vain
the chase itself
is the climax
the kill merely
a denouement
maybe that’s why men
if they live long enough
satisfy themselves
by flirting
and nothing more
but usually they’re dead
by then
Brian Rihlmann was born in NJ, and currently lives in Reno, NV. He writes mostly semi autobiographical, confessional free verse, much of it on the so-called "grittier" side. Folk poetry...for folks. He has been published in Constellate Magazine, Poppy Road Review, and has an upcoming piece in The American Journal Of Poetry.
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