And I Know It's Me! Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

I've been looking for your replacement.
But that seems not likely to happen,
Anytime soon.

And I know it's me!

I say I've been seeking companionship.
To anyone who cares to listen.
To anyone who believes it,
I'll even repeat.
That I wish to have my lover's place...
Taken away,
By another...
Laying naked and waiting,
Upon 'our' sheets!

Where you and I would make love so good...
It left us wet.
And weakened until we slept.

'I don't think so! '
I know in my mind.
But my lips say to others...
'I'm ready to go now.
I'm not feeling too well.
Maybe I've had too much...
Wine?
I'm sure I will be fine.
And we can dine some other time? '

I've been looking for your replacement.
But that seems not likely to happen,
Anytime soon.

And I know it's me!