Interview

24.02.08

The answer need not be no,
or yes
I really want to hear what you think

The question is simple,
"Is it possible?"

I don't want to know
"Is it workable?"
"Is it probable?"

You say (or feel, at any rate)
It is a problematic definition
It is a question epistemological

I don't want to know
the theory behind it
Not today, not now,
when I can think nothing
but the smell of your cigarette
on my shirt and
in my hair, with shampoo.

Your fingertips are neat
Your hair is not;
you are irritated, so, by the little bit
of white thread that has escaped
from the collar of your t-shirt
and found its way to your neck;
Your neck is inviting,
your hand on my waist invites more.

Just answer the question:
I can't believe anything till you have said it,
plainly,
no twists and turns of language
simile,
euphemism,
metaphor,
understatement,
angst
that are wont to pepper your speech;

"Is it possible?"