Dream Fish Floating by Karlo Mila

Author:Karlo Mila
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781869694661
Publisher: Huia (NZ) Ltd
Published: 2012-12-15T00:00:00+00:00

But your mother listens to your heart

it is beating too loud for the room

and the sixty year old woman that she is

who does not dance

pulls herself up into the dance floor between us

positions herself stately

in your direct line of fire

blocking me out

the woman you will never have

and when she sees you turn your eyes

back to your wife

she steps slowly and gracefully off the floor

and takes you by the arm.

Last night I watched you

turn from a man into a boy

I sensed how seasonal your seductions are

I had no eyes for you

but I heard every word

and I understood your mother’s mandate

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