Fawning

I chip the morning
fingernails
close
curtain rails
stalling
I stalk the thawing
a dog-eared page
a borrowed phrase
recalling

I have rhymed 
and barely meant it
a toy alarm to tease the ending 
reads don’t forget me

I strain to hear the calling
is it a beat
how does it bend
was it a warning
but listen
they’re applauding
but it’s much too stiff
the signal slips
withdrawing 

I have danced
and barely meant it
a toy alarm to tease my exit
oh don’t forget me
don't forget me
don't forget me
don't forget me

here it comes again
the scoring
a mirrored tongue
a body young
marauding
now a king
now a kid
the clawing
poised to sip
swallow spit
the fawning

I have sung 
and barely meant it
a toy alarm to tease my exit
don’t forget me
don't forget me