25 Jan 00

 

 

Bears on Pedestals

 

 

I watch you with desire

From across the bar

The two of you

Decked out in your gear

Boots - Jeans - Open Flannel shirts

Big and beefy with beards

Seated on your stools

The center of attention

Object of all the stares

 

I watch the men

Approach you

Stroke you

They perform for your notice

You smile as if unaware

Coldly giving no attention

You have each other

There is no one else

That can compare

 

 

By

 

 

Everett E. Phillips, III