by J. Macreus
(08/10/05)
The door is unhinged
your kimono undone
its sash over the fan
Curtains billow, swell, and fade
An orchid on the windowsill
The evening waits for rain
Musk
Your fingers
Musk
Along your thigh
Musk
You are blushing now
You stagger from the door
the wine
to the terrazzo
Skin outlined in silk
Your nakedness revealed by a fingernail
Blackberry
You watch the dogwoods shudder
from the approaching storm
I like you like this;
uncertain
The bath is being poured for you
Musk
Your hair
Musk
Blackberry
Musk
My thoughts
I will take you soon
The Poet's Companion - by Kim Addonizio and Dorianne Laux