Tarry Not
Linger not by chance
Or mere circumstance
Tarry less but for right cause
Bid you make haste
Your time not waste
No hiding within some pause
Please, take your leave
Heart will not grieve
If this can be nothing more
There is little time
In this life of mine
To pretend to be demure
If dally you do
I enamored by you
May too easily become
And regret you may
That you chose to stay
When you could have run
A moment indeed
Is all I need
To do your heart great harm
A web I will spin
To capture you in
And bite you with my charm
Now that you know
Should you not go
A signal it will be
Fearless you are
Or crazy by far
Guess I will have to see
commonsensiblyspeaking 
Ah…the thrill of uncertainty…you will see… Lovely work my friend!
Thanks Francisco! I greatly appreciate all your support and kindness!
Always my friend!
time will tell….
I LOVE this!!
Thank you, my dear friend!
Very cleverly written Brad.
“A moment indeed
Is all I need
To do your heart great harm”
I can’t imagine you harming anyone unless they threatened you or those you love. Lovely piece. Made my smile Brad. Love ❤️ Jonikins 🤗
If you were to ask my ex-lovers, they may not readily agree. But I have tried to be better about it.
I have never really been a one night stand kind of girl I honestly never saw the point. When I lived in Lexington there were three women to every one man, those were the actual statistics. I dated a guy for about three months and I was starting to develop real feelings for him and he gave me an ultimatum and that was that. Another guy I really cared about took me to dinner one night and got out wine put on Peter Gabriel and said, “Are you ready now?” I got the giggles as I was a bit elevated in mood, and being a musician I suppose he was use to girls drooling on him. I couldn’t stop laughing. Needless to say I didn’t date much after that. I just didn’t see the point. So I can’t imagine making love with a man and then him taking right off. It would be safer and likely the woman would have a better chance at climaxing by masturbation too. Just saying. This isn’t a dig at you Brad at all, I have just never understood the risk women take for what could mean nothing. Sorry for the long narrative but my honesty just comes on out when it feels like making a worthwhile point.
Hope you still want my hug after this lengthy response. Love ❤️ Joni
This is an open forum Jonikins and your thoughts and feelings are always welcome and always valid. Brevity is not a requirement. We certainly have had different experiences in our youth. Now I am wondering if I should move to Lexington?
I like the unusual three-line stanzas and rhythm of this piece. Let’s see how things turn out.
Thank you, Pete! This form does seem to generate its own rhythm.
clever poem, Brad. and perhaps a little bit of fearlessness and craziness is what you are looking for…
That may well be true….thanks, Jim!
Oh you opened up a can of worms when you said I didn’t have to be brief. Haha I could tell you some stories you probably would find hard to believe as you are a gentleman. Yes, you would have had your pic of girls in Lexington Brad. The University of Kentucky was known for its beautiful young women. When I did date which was rare, they were poets or musicians. Your comment made me laugh, I don’t know any man who wouldn’t like those statistics. Have a great evening. Love Jonikins