Poem For Other Mel

The Other Mel being Mel Brauner...

 it's you and me babe
 again, and I am pretending
 your don't smell
 the way roses should smell.

 sometimes you
 are too much for me, sweet
 sometimes
 I forget that the way 
 you turn your head and catch the light
 is something I'm not allowed to admire.

 so my girl
 tonight I am saying
 that I will sing for you
 as long as I have breath
 after I run out of words
 we can hold hands and walk down
 the street; and I'll be content
 because girl
 you smell better than anyone else.