Luis drives around the block once more;
his car zipping, ripping,
as his thoughts
are surely racing.
We don't know,
but Monica keeps his keys in her back pocket.
She waggles her peaches when he drives by.
"Juicy fruit", Luis murmurs, then
shifts it into high gear,
spins out,
comes again;
his gravel strikes her hard
between the knees. Monica spreads
her branches, two twigs waving.
She shouts,
"Hey old man, why don't you come perch on these?"
It's a dance of disaster, and no plaster cast protects
those alabaster bones she bares so well.
Apr 4, 2015
Apr 4, 2015 at 7:35 AM UTC
Luis drives around the block once more;
his car zipping, ripping,
as his thoughts
are surely racing.
We don't know,
but Monica keeps his keys in her back pocket.
She waggles her peaches when he drives by.
"Juicy fruit", Luis murmurs, then
shifts it into high gear,
spins out,
comes again;
his gravel strikes her hard
between the knees. Monica spreads
her branches, two twigs waving.
She shouts,
"Hey old man, why don't you come perch on these?"
It's a dance of disaster, and no plaster cast protects
those alabaster bones she bares so well.
NaPo 4/4
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