Ballad of U and Me
klipschutz
You did not want me
for an ardent suitor
Yet you did not want me
to forget you
to forget you
and your green eyes
You did not choose me
over any other
But your brow forbade me
to abandon you
to abandon you
and your red mouth
You did not see me
underneath your window
When you summoned me
to look up at you
to look up at you
and your black skirt
I did not chase you
through the mails or meadows
For to make you mine
without knowing how—
green eyes
red mouth
black skirt
Romance: the headiness of infatuation: the pursuit; catching up and being caught up with. Falling into each other’s arms: a mutual breaking down of resistance.
klipschutz (pen name of Kurt Lipschutz) is a poet, songwriter, editor, and occasional literary journalist. He has been based in San Francisco since 1980. klipschutz.com