Marqus Bobesich - 'All My Friends are Girls'

All My Friends Are Girls

I live in the land of cakes and pies, where we
rush home to flip the calendar.
where happiness is everywhere you go.

why would we go back -
to taste the lips of yesterday? as it
overtakes?

the pre-planned photo of our lives -
never hot, or
sudden.

we're told to take care of the moment,
that endless charge
ever sweeping you forward

and to relinquish the goods -
these little stories
these endless stacks of the unfinished

so flip my calendar for me -
this is my final date with a bridge
the moment I settle for nothing less than everything

make note of the time and place,
the earthquake in my pants - with no one getting killed
and no significant shift of anything

(Marqus P. Bobesich received his BFA from York University majoring in visual arts. His poems have appeared in Poetry Canada, Lichen, Carousel, and as lyrics for Toronto pop band PoorMarqus. He has received writing awards from McLaughlin Fellows, Vandoo Newsmagazine, and Books In Canada. He now works in Toronto as an actor and musician. You can find out more about Marqus by going to www.purevolume.com/poormarqus)

©Marqus Bobesich