Viggo Mortensen poetry

Viggo Mortensen poetry from his book, Recent Forgeries.  They talk of relationships:

JUST COFFEE

HE WANTED BIGGER LOVE,

HAD TO HAVE IT LIKE HE

HAD TO DREAM HIMSELF

TO SLEEP.  RECROSSED 

HIS LEGS AND WAITED

FOR HER TEARS.  WHEN

THEY CAME, HE HELD

HER HAND, PRETENDED

TO BE INTERESTED IN

SOMEONE WALKING BY

THEIR TABLE.

LUNCH

SHE TOLD ME SHE WAS IN LOVE, AND THAT SHE JUST WANTED TO

ENJOY IT FOR AS LONG AS IT LASTED.  THAT SHE DIDN'T WANT TO 

JUDGE THE FEELING, COMPARE IT TO OTHER TIMES WITH OTHER

PARTNERS.  THERE WAS NOTHING GAINED FROM ANALYSING, SHE 

SAID--ALL IT DID WAS ROB YOU OF TIME BETTER SPENT IN THOSE

NEW ARMS.  THERE WASN'T ANYTHING FOR ME TO SAY.  I LISTENED,

AND IMAGINED THE MEMORABLE SUMMER SHE WAS HAVING.  SITTING

ACROSS FROM HER, I COULD FEEL HOW EASILY HER BREATHING CAME.  

SHE SEEMED STRONGER THAN I REMEMBERED.  IT WAS PLEASANT TO

BE WITH HER.  I FORGOT ABOUT MY WORK, MY FAMILY, THE WEATHER--

EVERYTHING.  I ALMOST FORGOT TO PAY THE CHECK.  SUDDENLY, SHE

WAS KISSING ME ON THE CHEEK AND HURRYING HOME TO HIM,

LEAVING ME STARING OUT THE PLATE GLASS AT THE LUSHNESS OF

A WILLOW.  AFTER FINISHING MY COFFEE, I WALKED SLOWLY

ACROSS THE PARK, IN NO HURRY TO GET BACK TO THE OFFICE.

More poetry here and Poetry Site Map.

Viggo Mortensen poetry can be bought here:

Recent Forgeries

Coincidence of Memory

Sign Language

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