Erotic Poetry
I look different in print.The serifs dip below the strokes,their angles catching the pagelike…
My hand presses tighteragainst red lips,tighter than I expect.
In the dregs ofOctober I fall intoyour pumpkin
I know right away.
I can see it on herface. How calling hertalented isn’t
She is apple donutsand cider dustedwith cinnamon kissesdrawn through autumn leaves.
For a minute . . . , just listento my voice, to my breath tomy heartthat hitch, that oneright there.
I visualizeyou are finally alone reading these wordsIn my mind you wear red satinslip into bed, glad for the rare time…
It’s a familiar sight,sequins glitteringin low-light whilethe tango calls slenderhips, slipping intodeliberate lines, openfor…