Love Poem: Shakespeare Could Have Cast You
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Written by: Juliet Ligon

Shakespeare Could Have Cast You

You had me oblivious to your antics, 
as you hushed me tenderly by the creek 
into your hide and seekable 
soul-surrendering secret relief. 
There, you cottled me into softness 
with a simple chin caress, 
which continued to smooth 
the entire twisting course 
of my delicate remorse. 
My garments shifted 
from their skin, 
slipped into the witnessing wind. 
You convinced me to sin 
so remarkably, so recklessly, 
for one worshipped glide 
of feigned intimacy. 
I bemoan my mixed senses 
behind the curtain of uncertainty. 
Oh, Romeo, if only I'd known you. 
If only I knew that  
your prestigious people-pleasing smile 
was practice for the play. 
That those granny pleasing manners
and Band-Aid banter
would soothe my soul to sleep.
That those jovial jokes 
and caramel coated coaxing 
would lead me quietly to the creek
where your meaty man hands would span 
the length of my virginity and beyond.  
That your chivalrous, chiseled chest 
and incandescent camper's scent 
would be compressed 
against my gentleness. 
By this indulgence 
I had relinquished your respect 
and you had tossed my trust. 
So dissolved the blending of lust, 
and with it the end of us. 
Your camouflaged fibs 
of forever love
would continue deep 
through the space in my ribs, 
into the closing scene. 
Romeo, so applause-worthy were you 
on your secret stage that 
Shakespeare could have cast you
just as you had cast me.