They are so All- American

Him

Tall

Dark

Handsome

            But yet not conventionally

                        Not Preppy

                        Not conforming

                                    To GAP commercial society

            He is wearing the red

                        Of passion

                        Of defiance

            It shows in their hands

                        In the empty bottles

                        Known to tell mistaken truths

                        Stories of mistake and regret

                        But instead in theirs

                                    “in vino viertas.”

Her

Blonde

Thin

            But naturally

                        Not for society

                        For herself

                        Or even him

            She likes it natural

                        Like the colors she wears

                                    On her buttoned down blouse

                                    Chest pressed outwards

                                    Making it easier

                                    For him

                                                            To love her

Her blue eyes

Hidden in thought

            Of them

            That moment

            Their future

            Together

                        Too soon to be articulated

                        It remains hidden below his spiky brown

                                                                Her flowing blonde

                        Within their love intoxicated blood

                        Only to be revealed with time.

Them

Embraced

As One

            A pair

Their arms

            Resting like puzzle pieces

            Like spider webs         

                        Weaving in and out

                        Through each other’s crevasses

            Fitting perfectly in a little wooden frame

                        On

his shoulders

her waist

Lips

Gently

            Smashed

            Pressed

            Carefully

            Together

            Absolutely

                        Completely

            Overtaking

Succumbing to

            One another

That one touch

            That lasts for hours

                                    Years

            Envelops

            Overtakes

            Caresses

                        The mind

                        Their thoughts

                        Of anything

            But

            That moment

And

            creates

So much more.