no charitable hello or glance in my direction just a graceful walk-by to test my lacking patience warming sensations, thoughts of sexual situations dark brown on gold and hand-me-down kisses denim wrapped candy skin to envelop my senses congratulations, this autumn has brought with it temptation inspiring scribbled sonnets on white diner napkins beige coffee ring stains over my love confessions heart-choked logic in thump-thump succession that's all i need is another superficial distraction to cloud progress by reality's definition "what a waste" whispered at my funeral procession but even a bland rhyming scheme can ease my tensions when my heart seems bigger than my chest's dimensions