Of Course

Of course I believe everything you tell me.
Of course my parents never lied
about Santa. Or sex.
Of course love never peeled off my skin
and turned me inside out.
Of course no one will notice if I wear
my clothes backwards.
Of course no one will laugh if I
slip in the mud.
Of course the doctor told me that
I would live forever,
and not to worry about that lump.

published in Dark Entries and Entropy