I
When I saw you lying down on my couch,
My Golden Velvet couch,
All I was able to gaze upon
Was a sesame seed
In between your front two teeth;
Trapped in a place where my tongue should have been
At that time.
I did not notice your new hairdo
Or the fact that you were wearing your shoes on my couch,
My Golden Velvet couch,
Nor did I get a respectable glance
At your naked body
Which would have raised an eyebrow
Under normal circumstances but not today;
Not like this.
I was angered by your tarnished beauty.
I was not at all myself.
II
I am sorry that I smashed out your front two teeth
But they looked so frustrated holding that seed in place
And I
Was in a drunken stupor;
Logic did not come at all into play.
I saw you on my couch,
My Golden Velvet Couch,
And I lost my mind for a brief moment.
Only a moment.
All I could see was a bagel ornament
Destroying that would-be stunning image of you
Lying naked upon my couch,
My Golden Velvet couch.
III
We are still together,
My love, my golden velvet love,
And I am beginning to feel great remorse over the incident.
You no longer confide in me,
I can feel it by the way you shy away from me
But I still do love you and that space
That stares at me every now and then
When I am able to get that nervous smile out of you
And if you don’t mind me saying so,
Something is hanging from the corner of your lip.