May 21, 2003

in between

we splashed knowing that all of our innocent secrets
were giggling right there under the surface
we felt brave above water,
smiling like experts on a game few of us had played.
but, below we rung out hands worried we would be found out
that they all knew we had never been touched, or had touched
that our moon light skin had never meet with the shades of another.
black/white, gay/straight, we were all new to it.
we feared the power of it
feared the power that its secret possessed.
sloshing around, we jumped from lap to lap
apologizing for the touching
that we knew were already unacceptable.
how easy it was to be without boundaries
before their bullshit filled our heads.

before - after