Short Noncommittal Poems

The Quickening
by Michael R. Burch

for Beth

I never meant to love you
when I held you in my arms
promising you sagely
wise, noncommittal charms.

And I never meant to need you
when I touched your tender lips
with kisses that intrigued my own—
such kisses I had never known,
nor a heartbeat in my fingertips!...

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How lovey-dovey can they be? We ask each other, concerned.
It is his sixth marriage, her thirteenth. They are totally in love.
We have heard this before from both of them.
They have actually married each other twice already.
We want a big wedding, she says. White dress and everything.
And we will release doves, he tells us. This time we mean it.
We are silent, noncommittal, not sure what to say....

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Are you ever wrong? I mean,
admit being wrong – 

Do you make decisions based
on: head, heart, or backside? I'll
answer for you: Backside – 

Should everyone's opinion be
validated and respected? For, you and I, 
do not have common sense enough 
to know right from wrong. Thieves. Murderers. 
Sexual Abusers. Politicians, etc..

+1 point if your answer is
yes or no. +20 points
if noncommittal participation 
is enough
in your opinion –...

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He doesn't fit in with a, e, i, o, and u.

He's more flexible, and exceptional, too.

He's the other guy,

the "sometimes" y.

He's not quite sure who he wants to be.

He's noncommittal, but very friendly.

He's a consonant, and yet, a vowel,

a monogrammic stich in a bath towel.

He's unpredictable and often sly,

who, on "Wheel Of Fortune," you do not buy.

He swings wide his stride like a Mambo dancer,

and beacons a question, challenging to answer....

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