tandem

golden Saturday tree thru the windows

pretentious, pretentious, pretentious
precautious, prepared;
still you come undone
to wrap the trees in blankets of fall color
and take a bicycle trip back to the shadows. . .

there you will ease your urges and she will smooth your hair
as you fall into rhythm.
synchronized movement,
fluid; like swimming
and with candy cane kisses she leaves you tonight. . .
alone with a tandem in the fading shadows of fall.