They Began With A Dream

I had a strange dream last night...it resulted in a short story and this poem. I like the story better but I will post the poem anyway. Kisses, M.~

Pro Tempore*

I don't want to lose you
to some
unspoken word,
or someone's intruding emotions

I still yearn for your acknowledgement
as the sculpted David
must have
of Florentine beholding**
I desire completion
at the direction of your chisel
and rubbing cloths

I want you to study my smooth curves,
my unlabeled postures
and make me
whole



*PRO TEMPORE: or pro tem, "for the time being". The phrase is used to describe a placeholder for an absent superior and sometimes denotes an indeterminate amount of time.
** Ah DAVID! One would think a young, nude male would not have to wait so long for attention! A sculptor named Donatello and his assistant were commissioned to create a statue of David in 1464. Not long after, Donatello passed away and his assistant did not continue. In 1466, Rossellini was commissioned to complete the sculpture; unfortunately, his commission was terminated soon after. For TWENTY-FIVE years, David was in a quarry, literally unrecognizable as a work of art. Though many were consulted- including Da Vinci, no less- a young Michelangelo was granted the undertaking in 1501, with his work being completed three years later. Just one year shy of David's fortieth birthday; by then he was surely distinguished! LOL