Disarm

Written February 6, 2010

a few words
could mean anything.

what’s in her tone?
what’s in her posture?
what’s in her nervous eyes?

undecipherable.
unexpected.
for now,
unexplained.

a few words
could change everything.

yes. no. i don’t know.
we’ll talk,
but we haven’t.

where is this going?
where
would i like it to go?

i don’t know.
i don’t know.

(she doesn’t either.
someone say,
she doesn’t either.)

i was caught
off-guard,
and i don’t know
if i should
keep it down.

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