true love

True Love

we’re eating soup,
no talk
no music,
one candle
suddenly I notice, again,
how beautiful she is

my spoonful halfway
beween the bowl and my mouth
I stop, just look at her
eating the soup I made
suddenly she notices me looking

what? she says
oh, I say, you’re just so beautiful
no, really, she says
really, I say
I don’t believe you, what were you really thinking?
dammit why can’t you believe me, you never do
because you’re such a liar
liar? what about you?
whaddya mean, me?
oh, fuck you
same to you asshole

Disclaimer: This is not about any two people I know.
I just made the whole thing up. Really.

by Brian Nation