rhythm and blues

the backside of trouble
don't look bad
the muscle    the pump
of thighs    the rhythm

and how    the down-strokes
count    score    retreat

almost as fine
as when I first
woke    trouble

his amble into me
backbeats clean into
our sweet sweet teeth

©2006 by Susan Tellman

                                                                                                                                                                                               

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Susan Tellman is a poet and professional writer. She has one published book of poetry, "Words and Images". She has completed a second book of poetry, Corpus. Her most recent online publication is with Mannequin Envy Quarterly, spring 2006. She lives in Indiana.