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Twenty First Century Couple
by
Rusty Broadspear
This deep intense beauty was
Gradually, steadily, unexpectedly
Accepted as the norm.
Twenty first century couple,
And who would have thought.
Imagine a tropical island, if you will,
And one’s walked the beach
And about to walk into the sea.
The first steps would meet expectations.
Warm, comforting,
Or why would one go there?
But then ankles are covered
And there’s an ankle bracelet floating,
Occasional tingles, pleasant shivers.
The ribbed sandy base dips slightly.
Was that seaweed? Slight hesitation,
Not unpleasant, but…………
An uninvited sweet sensation…….
One turns around, sees the backdrop
Of rastafarian palms, golden dunes
Turns again bathing in the glowing embers
Of a dipping Sun.
Warm water, fingering the calves
Like a salesman,
Forging distrust, uncertainty, reservation,
Maybe time for two steps back
Always followed by steps forward.
Difficult times, for a
Twenty first century couple.
The Sun has dipped one dip too far
The sea reflects a host of stars
And way ahead a shimmering, distorted moon.
Water warmer and reaching thighs
Two pairs of eyes
Watch flickering skies
Then for the first time ever
They turn and face
And they study and question
For a stretched length of time.
This, they do as snowdrops blossom
As wars rage
As hearts are bonded and broken
Trees are felled
Species die
People recover from operations
Untold miracles occur
The world revolves
Turns round and spins
And the relationship
Of this twenty first century couple
Begins.
For now they are waist high,
Face to face
And they fall
In deep
Embrace.
Drowning in bottomless depths,
Drowning in each other,
Finding each other
Exploring, feelers,
Resting on corals
Surrounded by beauty untold,
Unseen by others.
This twenty first century couple
Have found love
In it’s very purest form,
With only the power of potent words.
Carrying feelings deeper than any ocean
Or any emotion
They are indeed
The world’s first
Twenty first century couple.
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