SLEEPING WITH PEOPLE YOU HATE

 

Sleeping with people you hate

can’t be

good for the soul

it has to wear thin

at some point in the game

 

I suppose 

it’s more a matter

of when than if

 

but it seems

like just a game;

a playful recess

of new adulthood

 

we’ll sleep

with the enemy

it’ll be more fun

that way—

 

you’ll see. . .

 

11/28/95

Schiphol

 

Author's Notes/Comments: 

There was a ticker running through information and witticisms.  The phrase "sleeping with the enemy can't be good for you." ran across the ticker.  I jotted down a few simple thoughts on the subject.

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