The Possibility of a Kiss

I

Kisses that are remembered are the good ones.

They fill you up with excitement –

And if they continue, so does the desire,

Which may lead to something more.

One might question why?

Why was the kiss good?

Is it because the other person was attractive?

Well, the attraction is gone if they kiss badly.

Is it because the moment was right?

Well, wrong moments can sometimes yield great kisses.

Just ask the students who kiss when they shouldn’t-

In the hallways at school between classes.

That is not the right moment – at least not according to school.

Kissing does not need approval to be good.

Can the moment feel right, and the kiss be bad?

Sure, then you just say the moment was wrong.

Is the kiss good because you are in love?

Oh no, don’t go there.

Of course, maybe while you kissed them, you were.

And when the kissing was over…meh, forget em’.

What was their name? Don’t remember.

But man, they could kiss!

II

The bad kisses are forgotten because the person failed you.

They made you think that they could kiss, and then they couldn’t.

But who exactly is the bad kisser when that happens?

It is easy to think that it is the other person.

“What if I am the bad kisser?” you might ask.

How could anyone know that? It’s not like you can kiss yourself.

Is one person to blame if the kiss is bad? Maybe not.

Maybe this is when love intervenes (Oh no, here he goes).

If there is a real chance at love, love will make the kiss good,

So that you will keep interest.

You will see where the kiss may go.

The bad kiss is love’s way of saying dead end.

A kiss, like a poem, needs to end.