"Of Course I Could" by Mark Barry... 1 of 3

Of Course I Could

Right now, I could just kick you in the emotional nuts

With my lethal babe weapons

Womanly wiles to which no man has any kind of defense -

Of course I could

Make you pay oh so dearly my dear

For catching my eye, for stirring up my heart

For making me want again

And need again

And hope again

I can do all of these things

My peachy young man

And much more -

Of course I could

But that would stop me seeing your smile

The blinding warmth of it

That would stop me seeing you

And of course

I can’t do that

“Arc Of A Love Affair”

Number 1 in a set of 3 poems

By Mark Barry and Paris Shah

March/April 2006