Writing Down what we Found

Blank page stares
back at me
I sign up
pay the fee,
Show up
right on time
up the back stairs
I climb,

Door is open
I go in
instructor says
let’s begin,
Write some words
on your page
to justify
what you paid,

For me to tell you
how to write
little chance
of that tonight,
But perhaps you’ll meet
someone new
someone who
likes to do,

Those things you never
write about
of which you have
lingering doubt,
Am I normal
am I sane
standing naked
in the rain,

So, I write it down
then read aloud
to our little
cozy crowd,
About that time
what I did
memories
I once hid,

Two hours later
we disperse
with some hunger
with some thirst,
As I leave
you walk my way
look at me
and say:

Is that true
what you said
or is it all
in your head?
Let’s get a drink
I know a bar
down the street
not too far,

Noisy band
playing loud
busy night
quite a crowd,
Order drinks
find a seat
sense, perhaps
the body heat,

That each of us
is emitting
wondering what
we are getting,
Just a drink
or something more
later on
the dance floor,

Hold your body
close and tight
as we dance
a strobe light,
Flashing like
a warning beacon
what we are
perhaps, both seeking,

So, we are lovers
through that season
for one and only
real reason,
A shared desire
to write it down
what we did
and what we found,