Military Man
military man says he loves me
Military man says he loves me
he says that he has not dated anyone in a long while
he says he feels I am the one for him
he says he saw me at Belawinski bar
and he instantly knew he was in love
Military man says he has no violent bone in his body
but when he saw me kiss another boy at the bar
he felt like wrenching the boy’s guts out
and then wrench his own
Military man says he has killed more men than his fingers could count
still, he insists he is not violent
his sweet smile is proof enough
his brown teeth, his black chapped lips, the scars on his three knuckles (he lost two in a fight), the danger in his bloodshot eyes,
they all say otherwise
Still,
I kiss military man
he holds my waist gently
doesn’t push
doesn’t shove
his lips are softer than I expected
his eyes linger on mine soothingly
I fall
Military man has me on his military hold
