Peeping Tom

Peeping Tom

most comfortable
on the outside
looking in
like a peeping tom
gazing
through a peephole
a shadowed window
or a keyhole

getting a sense
from the outside
of what's real
on the inside
with the stealth
of the criminal
he is
occasionally 
stepping inside
to see
feel
taste 
smell
enough
to make sure
what he sees
through the peephole
is really
real

but 
when the real
on the inside
becomes 
too real
it's time
to step outside
to become
a peeping tom
a sleazy
voyeur
all over
again

he knows
it's wrong
a shameless
violation
being 
a peeping tom
but it's
the only way
he can feel
in any way
like them

this peeping tom
outside
your window
instead
of his throbbing cock
clenched
in hand
he returns home
to put
his dripping pen
to paper