Could Be Love

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The inside of Bert's old blue Chevrolet truck

smelled like cigarettes,

and had to be a veteran of the 90's.

I was surprised that it was still

even running.


"First rule." Bert began,
Raised a finger,

"Give me the pills."


I didn't oblige.

He took them, and poured them out the window.

He looked back at me,


"second rule, if you feel bad, you tell me. I'll help you, not the pills."


I nodded,

even though I could be difficult at times.

But of course,

I didn't tell him this.


It would just frustrate him.

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I gave no mind

to the inside of Bert's house

when we arrived.

It was just like the Chevy,

so I wasn't surprised.


He just

p u l l  e      d       m            e

and I

followed him.


Bert and I

sank

into his old

sheets.


The whole time

it was deadly quiet.

but even in that silence,

I guess there was a noise.

I guess that silence

was talking all in itself.

Bert smooched my face

so passionately.

So lovingly.

He was

dominating me.


I was hesitant upon

letting him

make love to me.

But Bert

had to learn love.

it was so contorted in his mind.

I wanted to teach him true love.

I need to teach him.

I think he was right.

He was fucking right:

"I love you." I blurt out.

He stops.

looks up at me.

His eyes are puffy

and red.

He was crying?


I sat up

on his lap,

And kissed his head.

"I love you."

I repeated,

"Don't you love me????"

He loved me.

I knew.

He told me before.

"I love you so so much Gerard," he almost came close to giving me anther kiss, " you're driving me insane."


I don't know why, but watching him fascinated me,

"That's what love is supposed to do to you."


He ran a hand

up my spine,

climbed

over me.

doing those passionate kisses again.

This room wasn't white.

It wasn't pure.

He wasn't pure.

But every inch of Bert

was so unfathomably human.

And what I saw in him was a form of heaven,

in his own, flawed, human,

deformed way.

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