[Truly Scrumptious]

I imagine your smallness
has been the culprit
of writing unintended invitations
to late night subway riders
and overly confident men

I worry about it
if I'm being honest
and if I'm being that
allow me then to be this

I am this boy
who hears the closeness
of the words
worrier
and warrior
all the while knowing
it's you who have made
me both of these things

I am a blade skinning a stone
I am a stone afraid of water
I am water boxing fire
I am fire suffocating

and if I am all of those
allow me then to be this

I am this boy
kidnapping your smile
and ransoming it back to you
for briefcases full of unmarked hand holding

come alone
and no funny business
I can tell the difference between
a briefcase full of hand holding
and one full of foot massages.

~ Shane Koyczan