In
those days
For Janette
Used to be this game
where he
would go around the room
a schoolboy-hearted man
guessing
what objects
might have been inside me
while I dressed
slow dressing
a kind of lingerie meditation
of pearls
silk forties knickers
things lost
then found – dropped - retrieved
all in Noh somnolence before him
He was a man who held some pride
about his talent for picking fibbers
so my face
studied as intently as a map
grew slow to heal up hurts
slights
incursions of all kinds
stern inert serene
while he stepped and leapt about me
“never the first“
was a gentleman’s motto
after that
fair game
This or this or
I know it was this
fingering each thing as though it were
the form prize
once an hour I would comply
the Mum deodorant
some other trifle
that one man was the impetus
for every day of tidying I did
swishing away the shampoos
the largest of Chanels
good planning and sturdy policy
we never met a moment
in that kitchen.
My dear Janette ( let our throwdowns and throwbacks be always as sweet as this was)
Oh Kerri, that's funny, how good...and what a creep, how absurd.
ReplyDeletethanks Rob, the yard goes on forever with the tailoring some folks give to their funny sexual tropes, trust me on that.
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DeleteYes. Why just the other day...
DeletePICASSO HAVING A BAD DAY
Why just the other night
listening to wine and sipping music
nursing the shadows and the light
I said to a beautiful woman:
"Your face looks like half of the world's most perfect ass..."
After which she slaps me
throws wine at me and walks away
some people have no imagination
some people are angry all the time
Today needing some small fingers
to crack a few dozen quail eggs to fry
I go down to the local playground
to look for some experienced children:
"Let’s see your hands. I’ll show you how to crack my eggs…"
Suddenly all the mothers are howling
they throw sand at me and chase me away
later back in my car shorts down getting the sand out
a police car pulls up and starts asking questions.
Such an amusing piece thank you for playing was such fun.xxx
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