I wear a tablecloth skirt
with lace that twirls in a full circle when I think of you,
pad the sidewalk downtown with my velvet shoes,
and notice a girl holding a tulip upside down—
freshly cut and already falling,
a silver chain smiling like teeth
across her waist.
I tug my white stockings over my knees
while waiting for the crosswalk to let its hand down
and think how you make me want to apologize
to my parents for being happy in a way different than theirs.
Happy when I woke up with my mouth open on your shoulder bone
as Easter sun cracked over us from the window—we’re so holy
you melt down chocolate eggs to make dipped strawberries.
At the corner of Douglas and Johnson,
I hum old country songs
and think of you naked on Christian holidays
and my own upside down flower—
the rose you gave me taped on my wall
beside a picture of my best friend laughing.
you say
we’ll to learn to tango
so you can give me swoosh dip kisses
and I love the way you sing
you’ll never know, dear, how much I love you
so please don’t take my sunshine away.
Author notes
Well, I tried.
Thank you very much for the invite to the contest.
Written April 23rd, 2006
A contest entry
- dear. we must eat the liver. sweet as june. we must. dear. by jaunty pill.
300 points, ended June 20, 2006, 65 entries
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Thank you, Instant.
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This poem does something for me.
I think i love the hint of rebellion. something romantic.
Very nice! -
Awww! That is the most adorable thing I've read all day. Do you know how much that made me smile? ^______^ I really liked how you said - waiting for the crosswalk to let its hand down
And the whole thing about melting down the easter eggs to dip strawberries. Mmmmm. Yummy!
Love ya -
sunshine forever
I LOVE this.
The perfect lighthearted voice to describe blossoming love. The images you created left me wishing for sunshine and flowers all year round. Great wonderful lovely poem.
I am bookmarking!
P.S. love the last two lines. Very childlike and honest as in young, new love. -
aha! you have re-emerged! IN LIGHTNESS.
wow, if we hadn't had the conversation we had, this would be very pseudo-artsy. -
Verdict? Are we in court? (smiling) I love
A kaleidoscope of images, this write is! Lovely! Just lovely! And so unique. Wonderful imagery as well. Thanks for sharing it. Faerie -
Wow!
This was very unique and refreshing!
My favorite line was "you melt down chocolate eggs to make dipped strawberries."
I loved this!
Good luck in the contest! -
I like this poem. You gave a lot of really great descriptions and imagery. Best of luck to you in the contest!
Allen0826
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