one January in Paris

it was not cold, or not so cold
that we – being in love – could not
walk the streets of paris and imagine
how our love might be in april

under the eiffel tower we ate hotdogs
and told eachother stories about other trips
that were so much less than this one

it was not cold, or not so cold
that we – being in love – could not
jaunt down to the louvre to experience
our love in front of Mona Lisa

in the opera house we listened for ghosts
and told eachother stories about other days
that were much less than this one

it was not cold, or not so cold
that we – being in love – could not
tremble as we kissed on montmartre

for the love of money

three monkeys sit in a tree
watching men walk past
like me

the sun a matter of opinion
the moon a subject of discourse
the monkeys all agree
it really could be worse

three monkeys sit upon a stone
watching men like me
alone

the road an essay on the past
the field a poem of future’s dreams
the monkeys all agree
this isn’t what it seems

three monkeys sit upon the dirt
watching men writhing like me
hurt