pre·text (prē'těkst')
n.
1.
An ostensible or professed purpose; an excuse.
2.
An effort or strategy intended to conceal something.
tr.v. pre·text·ed, pre·text·ing, pre·texts
To allege as an excuse.
[Latin praetextum, from neuter past participle of praetexere, to disguise : prae-, pre- + texere, to weave; see teks- in Indo-European roots.]
Saturday, April 2, 2011
you and I
could make a sunrise
stand next to the window
the sun will hit your body
and we will watch it crawl across your skin
untill the sun sets
or you aren't there any more
