Thursday, September 2, 2010

That Saturday night I kissed


There're many times I've reminisced
upon that Saturday night I kissed
that cute off-duty gay Marine
in a disco-throbbing dance club scene.
He told me what he did for work.
(We always ask, a common quirk.)
I'd never kissed a soldier boy.
(In youth, perhaps, a soldier toy.)
I wondered if his buddies knew.
He answered "just a very few,"
a silent clique of gays disguised.
It was only then I realized
the gay Marines' semper fidel-
is: they Do Kiss but they Don't Tell.




placed in Poets United Think Tank #13: a kiss


12 comments:

  1. Diane TSeptember 2, 2010 at 7:28 PM

    Hmmm. Sounds like Clinton's 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell.' (I think it was Clinton). Such a shame. Gay people should have the rights of ALL people. A splendid poem!

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  2. MarySeptember 2, 2010 at 7:48 PM

    Philip, if only people in the service of our country would be able to lead an honest life without getting into trouble for it. Your poem was good, honest, truth.

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  3. Linda Bob Grifins Korbetis HallSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:14 PM

    bravo,
    beautiful poem.

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  4. signed...bkmSeptember 2, 2010 at 8:30 PM

    interesting and well done read...bkm

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  5. WeaselSeptember 2, 2010 at 9:19 PM

    A bold poem, and wonderfully written as well! It's a shame homosexuality is treated the way it is, but we can always hope for a better future (the future being an unpredictable event itself). Awesome post! I enjoyed reading it very much! =)

    -Weasel

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  6. Sherry Blue SkySeptember 2, 2010 at 11:41 PM

    A really good poem, the metre and rhyming is fantastic, it flows, loved the whole thing.

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  7. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2010 at 10:54 AM

    A wonderful poem, full of truth and longing, beautifully described! I hope to see the day arrive when a gay kiss will be just a kiss, and not seen as something other by the bigoted and ignorant few!

    Sounds like yours was a very sweet kiss...:)

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  8. SusannahSeptember 3, 2010 at 1:10 PM

    I really like the rhythm and flow of this, it works great spoken aloud (I just did it!) :-)

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  9. Eileen T O'Neill .....September 3, 2010 at 3:04 PM

    Philip,
    nice to meet you via Poets United.
    Your poem 'That Saturday night I kissed', was a delight to read. I loved the flow and rhythm, leading to the punchline.
    The honesty within your words, is to be commended.
    A great Thursday Poetry Prompt!
    Best wishes, Eileen

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  10. AnonymousSeptember 3, 2010 at 6:05 PM

    Hi Philip

    wow. Bold and beautiful...Thats the way it should be!

    Thanks for sharing your poetry1

    Annie

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  11. Philip ThriftSeptember 5, 2010 at 6:27 AM

    Thanks for all the kind comments! I've enjoyed reading about all the other kisses too.

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  12. JinksySeptember 7, 2010 at 5:19 AM

    A pat on the back for the poem,et al! :)

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