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Sweet Cherry Flavor
by Michael Keshigian
(07/15/09)
Plump little morsel
in your candy box,
I gave its pink shell
a lick
as you stared,
probed your filling
with my tongue
and rolled the creamy taste
around my mouth
to all those secret places
where I might sense
the nuance
of your gushing flavor.
As you awakened my palate,
I tried to appear innocent
from the guilty pleasure
this confectionery sin availed,
greeting your quiver
with a loose lip smile
while I continued to probe
the other treats
in your package
as you floated contently
in front of my teeth,
on my mouth,
grinding and
slowly melting away.
©2009 by Michael Keshigian
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Michael Keshigian is the author of five poetry chapbooks. His sixth collection Jazz Face, was recently released by Big Table Publishing. His poetry has appeared in numerous national and international journals as well as many online publications, including California Quarterly, Barbaric Yawp, Tipton Poetry Journal, Jerry Jazz Musician, Sierra Nevada College Review, and Ibbetson Street Press. He has been a feature writer for The Aurorean, Poetree Magazine,Chantarelle’s Notebook, Bellowing Ark, Pegasus Review, The Illogical Muse, interviewed by Boston Literary Magazine and Reader’s Choice in the Fairfield Review.
He is a multiple Pushcart Prize and Best Of The Net nominee.
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