Budding
by Marie Gibb

(I can't remember where I found this poem, but I like it.)

The mind is having an affair
with a body in full denial
A conscious on full alert and
holding a trial
They say if you’re flirting with
the idea you’ve already sinned
and the mind is sentenced wearing a grin
all over itself because it has already
gone there
Heart has been agitating the temple and
inducing hunger, feeding its urges
prodding the body to give in and splurge
What are you waiting for
Refusal to indulge in obvious excitement
could be taxing on your health
Get swept up and carried away
Bathe… No, dwell in the river of your fantasies
and the body will surely follow
getting itself wet
Stop fretting about tomorrow and live
unbridled losing your inhibitions today
This is the winner’s path… unapologetic
and the losers are drunk with
envy of those and fat from boredoms
garden
Be frivolous with yourself and listen
to your heart
Begging for a pardon
Listen to a pro and let it go
Just let it all go