Bjorn is hosting Open Link Night in the dVerse Poets Pub ~ I'm sharing this poem with the Pub-goers and Poets and Storytellers United
A heavyweight bout happening tonight in
Marcia's basement ~ between the
record player and a huge bowl of popcorn
five boys, five girls are seated in a circle on pillow-soft carpet
In the circle's center a bottle spins
and where it stops, is anybody's guess
Suddenly everyone's an expert on
proper kissing technique
[despite zero field experience]
hearts thump ~ is it love?
brains shrug ~ it is not!
stomachs ask ~ is this ok?
curiosity whispers 'hush hush' lean in
for two seconds of bravery
and one clumsy kiss
the universe does not explode
love wins the point
indifference demands a rematch
but we're twelve ~ we just giggle
wipe mouths on our sleeves
spin again ~ because curiosity
always has the house advantage