Michael Winther Follow

As I bathed in the afterglow of some pretty remarkable sex,
his breathing is heavy
his eyes become slits
he starts to drift off
then it hits

he never did that before
he put a twist in our bedtime story
he never did that before
that isn't part of his repertory
that's something that he must have learned
and now I'm wide awake and concerned
he never did that, never did that, never did that before

he never did that before
no that was totally unexpected
he never did that before
and yet its not as if I objected
in fact, not long before he drowsed
suspicion wasn't all he aroused
no he never did that, never did that, never did that before

when did he have that business thing in Akron
though its not like I really care
and anyway that's too advanced for Akron
unless he met some Brazilian there
or did he get it from some film he rented
one set, say, in a prison cell
or monday's overly familiar waiter
or papi-inches-nine at a. o. l?

and now he begins to snore
and i could smother him with my pillow
though its silly to be so sore
about some possible peccadillo

i need to chill and count to ten
1...2...3....
who cares if there have been other men
after all, he never did that, never did that, never did that before
and he could never do that, never do that, never do that again