Elaine Miller
Really, I do not write poetry. [grin] But I've been know to write songs.
I Know You Are But What Am I, by Elaine Miller
I'm beginning to suspect it
I don't know if it is
true
But I'm surer every day now
and I don't know what I'll do
chorus1
My lover shows these signs, you see
I'll
detail them right here
I'm watching very closely
Because... I fear
that she is queer
Not only, on our second date
she drove a UHaul
van
I've listened to her music, she's
a big Anne Murray fan.
chorus2
My lover shows these signs, you see
on each
and every day
I'm watching very closely
I'm pretty sure she's
gay
She eats tofu, brown rice and sprouts
and drinks these..
herbal teas
She goes to poetry readings
where admission's "sliding
fee"
chorus3
My lover shows these signs, you see
I know
I've seen their like
I'm watching very closely
I'm convinced that
she's a dyke
Her best friend's name is Riot Grrl
they both wear boots
of black
her favorite shirts are flannel
there's leather on her
back
chorus4
My lover shows these signs, you see
maybe
I'll ask her friends
I'm watching very closely
she's positively ..
lesbian
She speaks of women's issues
as she bakes for a
potluck
her friends all like to gossip
they know every time we
...
There can't be any doubt now.
I'm as sure as I can
be
but... if my lover is a DYKE...
then WHAT does that make ME?)
