minette irsay Poems

Him with the tawny laughing eyes
The boy who always was watching
Him of the dockers and penny loafers
Always just out of sight
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we lie down to rest in the heat of the day
in a room cool and dark
on silken duvet
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Breathing close
One eye open
He's there with me
Still, but alert
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We talk until the wee hours
Under the Mississippi moon
Dreams of futures to come
Talk of times gone by
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tousled curls
morning words
lips on lips on lips
fingertips, toes, the day unfurls
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Chemisty and Alchemy
White Shoulders above and Musk below

Careful application
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we walk the floors littered with trash
take stock of all that's left
a life destroyed by vodka dreams pills and lies
notes of hate remnants of a wish unfulfilled
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Gossamer gowns and homespun shirts
Clasps loosed and buttons undone
Each slipper slid beneath
The cannonball bed
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Thongs, bras, and fluffy socks
Lined up one by one
Standing at attention
Awaiting the call to arms
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COLD HEARTED WITCH
THAT TAUNTS THE KNIGHT
TOOTHLESS DRAGON LADY
WHO ROAMS THE DARK
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