Take me to the movies
Sophia said
and so you did
and sat at the back
and was looking forward
to seeing the film
one you’d heard
quite a bit about
but Sophia
had other ideas
and they involved
trying to get
into your pants
or running her hand
along your thigh
in the darkness
or kissing your cheek
and whispering words
in her broken English
the Polish accent
still discernable
beneath the words
and rushing breath
and you only went out with her
because she’d been
pestering your
for weeks
or throwing you
on the beds
of the old folks
in the care home
while they were downstairs
in the lounge having lunch
or sleeping themselves
into a late death
and she said
why don’t you put
your hand on my thigh
the Polish sound
hanging on to each
spoken word
why don’t you try
and place your hand here
and she pulled
your hand into
the heaven
between her thighs
and as you looked up
some soldier in the film
was falling dead
blood oozing
from many wounds
and there was you
in dangerous territory
trying to stay alive
fighting the temptation
and she saying
afterwards we go back
to my place
if my parents are out
and you flushed
and hot
hoped to God
they were not.
Feb 10, 2012
Feb 10, 2012 at 2:31 AM UTC
Take me to the movies
Sophia said
and so you did
and sat at the back
and was looking forward
to seeing the film
one you’d heard
quite a bit about
but Sophia
had other ideas
and they involved
trying to get
into your pants
or running her hand
along your thigh
in the darkness
or kissing your cheek
and whispering words
in her broken English
the Polish accent
still discernable
beneath the words
and rushing breath
and you only went out with her
because she’d been
pestering your
for weeks
or throwing you
on the beds
of the old folks
in the care home
while they were downstairs
in the lounge having lunch
or sleeping themselves
into a late death
and she said
why don’t you put
your hand on my thigh
the Polish sound
hanging on to each
spoken word
why don’t you try
and place your hand here
and she pulled
your hand into
the heaven
between her thighs
and as you looked up
some soldier in the film
was falling dead
blood oozing
from many wounds
and there was you
in dangerous territory
trying to stay alive
fighting the temptation
and she saying
afterwards we go back
to my place
if my parents are out
and you flushed
and hot
hoped to God
they were not.
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