I Dare You
Response to “Phalaena” by Carlos Fioretti
I am the Ice Queen
immune to the pins and pricks
of your whimsical touch
let me voodoo you with my torch
Beware, would-be lover
my fiery, frigid stare
my raven eyes all aflicker
like Icarus, your lust is my must
Count to three, oh so slowly,
drawing in my finespun scent
as I scatter smoke signals like Sirens
yet be careful lest you choke
Lean in a bit closer, dear
graze my pearly, lilac skin
let my blood-orange inferno
ignite your thirst from within
Inhale deeply my bouquet, my love
but not without a fee
just try to dodge my silky lair
I dare you, pretty please.
~ This piece was written and recently published as a response to an image prompt (Phalaena by Carlos Fioretti) in “The Ekphrastic Review”, one of the journals that Melissa Coffey recommended in one of her outstanding pieces outlining to writers…
