a man is singing on youtube
about how he might be falling in love
it occurs to me i have forgotten
that most euphoric feeling
and haven’t falling in love for over
15 years
and that i listen to romantic songs,
my favorites, way too much
right now i’m listening to an old romantic
song by the babys
every time i think of you
and oh how it moves my heart
and i am almost able to imagine
the feelings, the needs, the wants
in those loving words
speaking of thinking
sometimes i think to myself
maybe i shouldn’t listen to those
songs that harken back to times
when i knew the ecstasy, the highs, of
falling in love and how good it felt
so i find an ac/dc hard rock song
on youtube, turn up the volume
on my computer,
and blast those sappy feelings
out of my overly sentimental mind
just kidding
i’ve reached an age where hard rock
and raucously loud music no longer
appeal to me
so i stick to mellow soft rock romantic
love songs like the one i’m listening to
now about a guy who wants a second chance
and i’m feeling his sincerity as though i
wronged a woman’s heart and i’m pleading
with her to take me back
i laugh at foolishness of that
my heart out of control for a moment
and i end this poem
bob boyd