I Do Not Understand

I am not vain!
I am appalled you would think that.
Just because I have a mural of my self reflection,
Oiled painted on canvas in each of the 7 rooms
In my home.
I want you to feel my closeness.
And my doorbell has my voice welcoming you...
'Enter only if you look better than me! '
Is to warm you before you bask in my glow.
And duplicating the warmth of my smile.

When you sit on my toilet seats...
Isn't it comforting to know,
My humming eases you with my presence?
And every flush...
Shivers you to goosebumps.
I had them customed made.
In my favorite key...B-flat.
I am there for you.
Who do you know,
Provides that kind of hospitality?
Even when you pee...
I am there harmonizing with a melody.
And singing with myself in duet,
Is not an easy accomplishment.

I am here...
All over my domain,
Just for you.
And yes...
Those are my hands,
I had enlarged and woven into the carpet.
To hold you and caress.
Every second you are here.
Even under your footsteps,
I am here to hold you.

I do not understand...
Why you have chosen to leave so soon!
It seems as though you had just arrived.
Here...
Take this 8 by 10 glossy!
I have signed it for you as a reminder...
I am not too far away!
Always I will be there...
Gazing into your eyes.
And wanting you to know...
I am at your fingertips.
WHO can give you love like this?

poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
Submitted by Poetry Lover
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