A Tale of Two Dannys

part 1

when he loves you
he comes skipping
into your heart like a schoolboy

picking flowers out of the courtyard

picking major keys on the guitar strings

picking out handcrafted earrings at the hipster store

sweet little poems left in your inbox

anything he can do
so that you will love him back

part 2

when he loves you
watch out!

he's going to think you are his
as if every gift he purchased was just his way
of purchasing you

and like a
jealous
insecure
schoolboy
he's not going to get it
the first thousand times you tell him
it's over

taken hostage
you start to wonder if he's outside
peering in your window through a crack in the blinds

sweet little death-threats left in your inbox

anything he can do
so that you will love him back