by LesleĆ” Newman
to wake and find you sitting up in bed
with your black hair and gold skin
leaning against the white wall
a perfect slant of sunlight slashed
across your chest as if God
Were Rembrandt or maybe Ingmar Bergman
But luckily it's too early to go to the movies
and all the Are museums closed on Tuesday
anyway I'd rather be here with you
Than in New York or Amsterdam
Possibly with Our Eyes and lips and legs and bellies
and the sun as big as a house in the sky and five minutes left
Before the world begins.
Leslea Newman is a very prolific American author. He has written 57 books for children and adults, as well as poetry. His books include: A letter to Harvey Milk (where the movie was based Milk ) Nobody's Mother , Hachiko Waits , Write from the Heart , The Boy Who Cried Fabulous , The Best Cat in the World , and very controversial, Heather Has Two Mommies . It is a pioneer in children's literature that speaks openly and positively about Gay parenting couples. He has also addressed issues of conflict and female homosexuality, AIDS, eating disorders and sexual abuse. Seeks to delve into issues of identity, especially those that she feels conflicted by example how to be a woman, Jewish and lesbian (which is a conflict seems really hard to live as evidenced by some artists.)