Your Wolverine Heart

you have landed
at the doorstep
of my heart
he says


I am protective of your innocence
I am not the harmless man
you think I am


I am full of lust
and my sandals
are dirty
my footsteps
will leave
dust
in the many
crevices
of your
wolverine heart. 


Nothing is wagered
nothing lost
nothing gained
but the eternal
human heart.


I am really sorry that
I did not drink
anything when you
came by today


you stopped at my doorstep
but I didn't know
what to say


but remember this day


many have mixed
feelings
about us
so what can I say?




Please forgive me,
she says,
I may have come to your doorstep too fast
I didn't know what to say,
either.