No feelings owed for two to five years.
Make a future commitment
For one tiny price.
Today I put my heart on layaway
The plan bought and sold
a single minute for my cards to fold
“It’s easy . It’s simple.”
Promises made
risks to be minimal
One small payment here
A sample of affection there
Far in the future I would
Become the full owner
Until then minor deposits were made
Deposits of trust, comfort, intimacy, warmth and
One hand brushing the fingers of another
Eagerly I waited for one day
To be in full possession
A full owner
Anything other than a debtor of love
Each payment left my lips
And landed lost in receipts
Showing, how and when and if
A total commitment had been made
Then perhaps what we shared would have stayed
As more than just a partial moment
More than just a partial purchase
Of one tenth of your heart
Of one instance next to your body
Of buying things
We’re not yet ready to own.