You don’t have to say you love me
a found poem crafted from titles of songs
Elvis Presley sang
Apron strings, a pocketful of rainbows,
the grass won’t pay no mind.
Baby, let’s play
house. A boy like me, a girl like you, even the bullfighter
was a lady. How would
you like to be rubberneckin’
in blue Hawaii while little sister is shopping
around? There ain’t
nothing like a song wearin’
that loved look. The
wonder of you, your blue
suede shoes, it’s impossible to make the world
go away. I want you,
I need you, I love
you, and though it’s a sin, kiss me quick
in the Kentucky rain.
I’ve never been
to Spain, I didn’t make it on playing guitar. Write to me
from Naples, surrender until it’s time for you
to go. It’s now or never in this heartbreak hotel,
just let me make believe for a while. Suspicious
minds, don’t be cruel, even a house that has everything
is a house of sand, and now and then
there’s a fool such as I.
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I'd love to hear your Elvis memories!
