By Michael T (simply)
Submitted by MichaelT()
Date: 2002 Jan 14
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In the soft light

You wouldn't mind if I loved you would you?
I'm going to sit over here and admire the way you look in the soft light
If I get too close and we start talking I'll find out how I'm not what you're looking for
because of bloated expectations caused by years of quote unquote romantic movies on the silver screen
full of tragic silliness and overwrought dreams
of rich, dashing, well musculed guys who draw accurate portraits in 28 seconds
who make incredible sums of money but never seem to have to work
can defuse bombs with their teeth, tripwire cars with a pencil and a paperclip,
and are caring and sensitive as they casually bed hordes of beautiful women who just can't seem to hold their attention
and decide to settle down with the cute but not beautiful actress who started out in the movie looking just like you
but at the end suddenly morphed into someone who could walk down the runway in New York and Paris
after they cleaned the ashes from the explosion off her of course
though I'm guessing it works well with her slightly rumpled and torn clothes damaged in the explosion look.

I'm some guy with a good job, decent teeth, moderate conversational skills
a running car, and a free weekend.
And I'm looking for a girl who looks just like you.
But I'm too tired to deal with the inevitable drama of a limpid beginning of a relationship.
I just want to sit here
and watch how beautiful you look in the soft light.