ONE NIGHT STAND - REVISED

This is a revised version of my poem 'One Night Stand'.  I used this along with the poem 'Scan' for a course ran by CalArts.

One Night Stand

I won't bring you flowers
I won't share the hours
Or shelter you from showers
I'm just a one night stand.

Others will always hold your hand
Others will try to understand
Others will be the better brand
I'm just your one night stand.

Others will want to console you
Others will want to share the view
Others will go where you go too
But not this one night stand.

I'll be a point in history
Long forgotten as I should be
Too plain to be a mystery
Just the one night stand.

I won't cry and make a fuss
I won't lie or break your trust
Or phone you up because I must
I'll be your one night stand.

But if you’re liking what you see
Forever till you tire of me
I'll stick around and always be

Your only one night stand.

(c) Stephen Evans