Fumbler

A.

She fumbles feelings like
A novice juggler with balls
Or a dyslexic artist
Painting by numbers
Or, or, or
Until tuckered metaphors
Smell like forced smiles
Upper lip so close to
Nose that
Everything of inside
Seeps outside
And corners of the mouth
Almost reach
The two listening wings
Unwashed air
Retreats in.

B.

He handles lies like
A veteran couture seamstress
Or an Olympic hurdler
Leaping forward
To sneak
A toss in time
Or, or, or
Until a sudden tick
Surfaces
The Micro overstays
His welcome
And the lisp pronounces
Himself louder