Settling

A Poem

it’s strange to think

that in my life

and in the long list of lovers

I’ve had

I’ve had songs and poems written

about me

and flowers and love notes

delivered to my home

or handed to me at restaurants for dinner.

And yet diamonds and pearls

carefully set aside in

jewelry boxes

with stuffed animals won

at festivals and carnivals.

and all I expect from you is simply

a sign or a text

that shows me

you like me.