Thirtysomething sexual coming to being
by Owen Martin
On the 7:30 train home
I noticed her half asleep
Taking up all two seats
With her knees, calves, and feet
Her pose was tired, comfortable, and neat
Because it was late
She had passed her smile to her eyes
Her smile having faded with the day's work
I mistook those eyes for gravity
I couldn't imagine her helpless,
Squeezing, or afraid
Nor imagine her flustered, sneezing,
Or loving me all day
She's a sexual creature with a bodyguard
We're too many stops past New York
There's nobody around
And while she my blink or wiggle her feet
She'll never make a sound
On the 7:30 train home
I noticed her half asleep
Taking up all two seats
With her knees, calves, and feet
Her pose was tired, comfortable, and neat
Because it was late
She had passed her smile to her eyes
Her smile having faded with the day's work
I mistook those eyes for gravity
I couldn't imagine her helpless,
Squeezing, or afraid
Nor imagine her flustered, sneezing,
Or loving me all day
She's a sexual creature with a bodyguard
We're too many stops past New York
There's nobody around
And while she my blink or wiggle her feet
She'll never make a sound