Future Perfect

by Mad Hatter - Capricorn


If I were to posit
a singular future where 
our stars were aligned,
where our fates were linked
inextricably, where our
bodies lay next to each other,
naked in repose
you don’t suppose
I’d be thinking
subjunctively
do you?

If I were to say to you
we should be together
when the time is right
whenever that might be;
If I should find
at the juncture of dark and light
the perfect phrase to persuade,
willowy and soft as a feather,
one held fast in my heart forever
that wouldn’t make you afraid,
would it?

Dare I claim
your form, your face
for mine, even in
the realm of fantasy?

At some fixed point,
bones shatter, skin sags,
beautiful brown eyes glaze over
and lose their sparkle,
long loping strides slow
to a crawl;
Dreams fade and die.

Until then, you remain
steady in my mind’s eye

Present and future perfect.
Birth sign: Capricorn
Date created: 2001-12-23 11:46:41
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:28
Poem ID: 66333

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