So much to play over
and over
on replay.
Studying
closely
the plays,
the action.
Time needed to understand,
digest,
compare notes with best woman friend. While he snaps shut
his suitcase
and off to the buttondown world
of finance talk.
Now he is in that world
as totally as he was with me.
When he was with me,
he was able to leave
all other worlds behind.

Now he is able to leave me behind while I cogitate,
disect,
scrutinize under a microscope
what he said when,
He leaves me.
'Kfuile I wait at home
for his return.
He will return
to be with me,
and then leave.
Men have left their women
throughout history
to fight in wars,
slay the dragon.
A woman's place is waiting
and remembering
and sharing details with other women. Men talk different languages.
I guess he compartmentalizes his life. I'm in one box
that he is able to neatly put aside. Everything Hugh does is neat and tidy.

The truth is, his ability to collect
other energies from the world
makes him very fascinating.
I get the updraft of his high gear.
I, who am more passive
and contemplative,
Enjoy the breezes from his fan
and the sound from the fan's engine.
Knowing Hugh is living inside a kaleidoscope
Sliding and changing colors.