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Stereo Man (It Takes Two?)

Stereo Man (It Takes Two?)

I’m a stereo man, and I carry two phones,
have two homes in two states (each sports car that awaits).
I’ve been married two times but find sin better match
for my partner’s been with me (a sign?) twice as long
as ‘pre’ marriages’ span. Was that somehow God’s plan?
Well, I feel twice as happy as ever before!

I’m a stereo man, with two billfolds, therefore
I don’t need a male purse and have less cause to curse
if one’s stolen or lost. I wear slacks (not sarong)
for two pockets behind (both have buttons to latch).
Got two mitts (and two feet), left one wipes, right to greet,
both born hooked to ‘dem’ shoulders or hips with ‘dry bones.’ (1)

I’ve two TVs at home, big screen’s shared with my friends,
small by bed (just in case I’ve an itch for some space).
There’re two friends (2) I love dearly, whose comments ‘are’ terse,
yet risk more than “I like it,” or “that one’s so great!”
But for many, this ask seems an unpleasant task!
What I’ve bared’s black and white! What friends take is my call?

Can a friend be too close? Those who take what transcends
all past warmth that they’ve known (don’t risk too), get outshone?
Or is taking what’s given a gift? (Not perverse)?
Must all friendships be work, dear? Why can’t they be fate?
Is a pleasure sought twice more my joy or a vice?
May one woman’s true love be sufficient, not all!


Long Tooth
January 22nd in 2022
Poet’s Notes:
(1) “Now hear the Word of the Lord!” - From an old Negro Spiritual Song.
(2) James Heaton is a friend I grew up with in Woodward, OK (who became
a chief technical writer for Bell Helicopter).

Mohammed Khan (who hails from India) is a great friend and poet I met on
PoemHunter.com. Poemhunter.com is also a free poetry website where those
who love to write poetry can post their poems and meet others who share
their passion. Mohammed’s passion is to give talented new poets exposure
in published books. ‘Author’s United’ is a small publishing house that he
founded to do this. It has released five anthologies that included several of
my poems pro bono. His dream is that book sales will make it self-sustaining.
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