deviousways

The wind blustery Skies grey blue A light so muted Birds are quiet too We walkers go Sidestepping Couple-dancing No touching Looking or meeting Glances…Oh no!   Masks dangling From chins Below noses Hanging from one ear Or sometimes Fitting so properly Covering everything So no one can see Or know What we’re really like.   Runners running Soundlessly Iron determination Seeping through So much so   That dogs being walked Know they cannot Wag tails Or even Bark a greeting.   Two men Creating content One breaking into Hair flipping, body popping Dance Faithful friend filming In fits and starts As a security guard Sips his chai Utterly bemused.

Really, I don't mind you humming as I walk past Do it loudly enough. Show me you've got the guts. Don't sidle by if I turn to look. Being appreciative is okay in my book. Except, you're not well-intentioned, are you? For I'm just a body To be leched at Who cares if I'm someone's wife Daughter, or mother? It's not like you're a hormonal teen Struggling with too much testosterone You look to be in your late-forties. So you're someone's dad, And a woman's husband. A woman like me. But there, standing with your chums I feel you look me up and down I hear you snigger to your pals. And yet, you turn away, when I look at you. Crowds give you courage, I'm guessing. By yourself, there wouldn't be a whimper Would there? If a group of louts heckled and hissed at your daughter?