July 1975
insanely jealous ...i am
unable as i am, to be unfaithful
to my true and supposed lover
expecting a like return
from the feminine object
of my self imposed celibacy
sorry ...
strange handprints
scattered about your body
turn me off
odd odours, not yours and not mine
unfamiliar, disquieting
different strokes for different folks
but only my strokes for thee
© J L M Conlin 1977