I heard you sneak in

locks turned and lights on

bowls filled, and you called out loud

But you would never know

I am watching you

on the ceiling and under the bench  

in the sink and behind the couch

just waiting for you to get me the mouse

 

I saw you stare at me

your chin tilted and shoulders flexed

your lips smirked and cheeks relaxed

but you would never know

I am watching you

through the fences and underneath the surfaces

between the lines and beyond the fleshes

just weaving the puzzles to fit into my splendid romances

 

So you think you have me –

you are the master and the giver

the ruler and the receiver

I am the weakness and the softness

the openness and the constrained

but would you ever comprehend

mastery is built upon weakness

ruling must yield to constraints

softness embraces giving

openness cradles receiving

 

You think you have me

Think twice