Title: Verse Vices
Fandom: Smallville
Rating: Teen
Word Count: ~850
Characters/Ships: Clark/Lex
Summary: A challenging relationship. Part one of my vow to fulfill every challenge through poetry.
Content Notes: Vaguely alludes to eventual character death


The Lost Hour

Lex wants to trust Clark.
If he could just remember,
"Guileless" green-eyed lies.

"What do you mean, Lex?"
Butter won't melt in Clark's mouth.
Lex could freeze him out.

Triangle

Clark, in love with Lex,
But not quite over Lana,
Dreams of normalcy.

Lex encourages
Clark's futile pursuit of her,
Knowing it won't last.

Anywhere But Here

Smallville captive, Dad's
Billions won't broker a break,
Bothersome bastard.

Clark is his escape,
In some ways, it's vice versa
Lex spells home to Clark.

Stages

Lex demands full proof
angry and bargaining, while
Clark, depressed, denies.

Will acceptance come?
Clark, taught not to tell the truth
Luthors trained to pry.

If once, Clark could say,
"You're right, Lex. You've always known.
I'm not what I seem."

And Lex might reply,
"Trust that I would never tell.
You'll be safe with me."

Five Things

Clark wants, needs, to know
Who were his people, and where?
Why did they dump him?

What was wrong with him?
Are they his gifts, or curses?
Can he make amends?


Do-Over

"So many regrets"
"Neither of us innocent"
"Could we try again?"

"Lex Luthor and Clark--"
" I still like the sound of that."
"I never stopped, Clark."

Genre

Clark: a mystery
Lex lives to solve, re-reading
Every time they touch.

Lex is a poem.
A genre Clark never liked
Together, they scan.

Drag

Lex, in dress? Flame-tressed?
Pure sex. Clark undressed. No Stress.
Earned their best rest.

Communication

Symbols burned on barns
Creatures chiseled onto caves
Clark equals “Kal El”?

Self-Portrait

Lex, no artist, he.
His easel at Belle Reeve holds
No real therapy.

Lex: escape artist.
Wondering what Clark can see
Underneath his scars.

Breakfast

Strawberries and cream
Fresh from Kent Organic Farm,
Licked off Lex's lips

Clark's eyes burn the toast,
"Um, oops?" he says, kissing Lex.
Crumbs in Lex's bed.

Performance Anxiety

Unsure of the suit,
asks his warrior Angel
"Can I pull this off?"

Lex, angelic, purrs
"Yes, Clark. You can pull it off.
Better yet, let me.”

Double

How do they not know?
Clark wonders, post Bizarro.
Lex shrugs, unsurprised.

Role Reversal

At play, Lex “pretends “
To be the stalwart hero.
Clark, his nemesis.

Neither one evil,
But neither one are unflawed,
Only shades of gray.

Win or Lose

Lex, competitive
Plays some games to lose, his clothes,
Clark’s inhibitions.

Old Friends

I’ll never grow old,
Clark fears. It’s no solace. When Lex,
When everyone leaves him.

Mythology

Petroglyphs in caves
A madman gouges parquet floors
Symbols burned on barns

Wire

Lex is on the wire,
Literally, it would seem
His connection cut.

The Porsche's roof peeled
Like aluminum foil
From last night's dinner.

Unexpected rescue,
No ordinary boy, Clark
Wired differently?

Cliché

"Our friendship will be
The stuff of legends, right, Clark?"
"Cliche, 'cause it's true."

Secrets

They both know more than
They let on, less trust, more lust,
Each lies, each hides, truth.

Borrowed Title

Luthor library,
Lex is Clark's favorite tome.
Will he check him out?

School

Each Smallville High Freak
Whether aggressive, or meek
Thinks Clark is a geek.

Near Lana, Clark flails
Feeling sick. Her green necklace
The cause of that, ick.

It's what Chloe feared,
Clark treats her like a beard. Still,
Not quite "wall of weird,"

Ghosts and Gore

Despite Clark's demands
Lex can't wash blood off his hands
No matter his plans

Warmth

Clark, lit by the sun,
Holds Lex, in the barn, they're one,
Wont tell what they've done.

Interruptions

It could be Clark's mom,
With some pie. Or his dad with
That gleam in his eye.

But Lex won't be swayed,
Even if they're dismayed,
Clark is getting laid.

Solitary

Lex, trapped in his mind
No Clark to help him unwind.
His psyche? Unkind.

Then solace arrives,
Clark, yet again, saving lives
Lex believes the guy.

Apology

There isn't too much Clark can say.
No excuse, who would treat Lex this way?
"I know my dad's crass,
a pain in the ass.
But he still can't forbid you to stay.”

Season

Clark springs when Lex falls.
Kal El will catch his quarry,
Winter or summer.

Masks

“Evil mastermind?”
Would wear a mask, Clark jokes,
To “bank robber” Lex

Later, masked, unclothed
Naked Warrior Angel,
Nude Devilicus.


Introductions

Vehicles, violence,
Both miraculous meetings
Through sky and water.

Dangling

Level Three? Not fake
Jenkins makes everything shake
Then lives are at stake.

No time to prepare
kids could be dying up there,
Lex lies "I'm not scared.”

Enemies

Clark’s life without Lex
Turns him alien, breaks him.
“I won’t be human.”