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By SaintChristopher Date: 2001 Oct 14 Comment on this Work [[2001.10.14.07.18.10288]] |
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Orange butterflies & aqua sequins Ensconced twine slight bosoms Silk rose dartin from behind her ears The passion of flowers Meandered down my street Past dark shuttered houses where Women are shellin black-eyed peas & Sent their sons Whistling to the store for fatback & hominy She glittered in the heat & Seemed to be lookin' for rides When she wasn't & absolutely Eyed every man who wasn't lame black or noddin' out She let her thighs slip from her skirt Crossin' the street She loved to be examined & She never looked back to smile Or acknowledge a sincere 'hey mama' Or to meet the eyes of someone Purposely finding sometin' to do in Her direction She waz sullen & The rhinestones etchin' the corners of Her mouth Suggested tears Fresh kisses that had done no good She always wore her stomach out Lined with small iridescent feathers The hairs round her navel seemed to dance & She didn't let on She knew From behind her waist waz ackin' to be held The pastel ivy drown on her shoulders To be brushed with lips & fingers Smellin' of honey & jack daniels She waz hot A deliberate coquette Who never did without What she wanted & She wanted to be unforgettable She wanted to be a memory A wound to every man Arrogant enough to want her She waz the wrath Of women in windows Fingerin' shades / ol' lace curtains Camoflagin despair & Stretch marks So she glittered honestly Delighted she waz desired & Allowed those especially Schemin' / tactful suitors To experience her body & spirit Tearin' / so easily blendin with theirs / & They were so happy & Lay on her lime sheets full & wet From her tongue she kissed Them reverently even ankles Edges of beards... At 4:30 A.M. She rose Movin' the arms & legs that trapped her She sighed affirmin the sculptured man & Made herself a bath Of dark musk oil egyptian crystals & florida water to remove his smell To wash away the glitter To watch the butterflies melt into Suds & the rhinestones fall beneath Her buttocks like smooth pebbles In a Tennessee creek Layin in water She became herself Ordinary Just a woman With big legs & full lips Regular Seriously intendin to finish her Night's work She quickly walked to her guest Straddled on her pillows & began 'You'll have to go now / I've A lot of work to do / & I can't With a man around / here are yr pants / There's coffee on the stove / it's been Very nice / but I can't see you again / You got what you came for / didn't you' & She smiled He wd either mumble curses bout crazy bitches Or sit dumbfounded While she repeated 'I cdn't possibly wake up / with A strange man in my bed / why Don't you go home' She cda been slapped upside the head Or verbally challenged But she never waz & The ones who fell prey to the Dazzle of hips panted with Orange blossom & magnolia scented wrists Had wanted no more Then to lay between her sparklin' thighs & Had planned on leavin' before dawn & She had been so divine Devastatingly bizarre the way Her mouth fit round & Now she stood a Regular.....girl Fulla the same malice Livid indifference & They knew & Left in a hurry She wd gather her tinsel & Jewels from the tub & Laugh gaily or vengeful She stored her silk roses by her bed & When she was finished writin The account of her exploit in a diary Embroidered with lilies & moonstones She placed the rose behind her ear & Cried herself to sleep. |