I have crushes on/
pretty women ’til they prove/
they lack English* skills.
OR
*writing
I have crushes on/
pretty women ’til they prove/
they lack English* skills.
OR
*writing
I hope she’ll forgive/
me for being smitten. I’m/
not used to smarts here.
I came at Christmastime bearing gifts,
not of gold, frankincense and myrrh,
but instead of contemplation,
intelligence and mirth.
My offering was time:
the chance to step away
from the duties, the struggle
of her day-to-day.
I thought my kindnesses
would somehow extend
needed emotional relief;
a heart-felt helping hand.
But gifts that ignore another’s deeper need
are simply signs of my self-centeredness and greed.