I hired a chick to manage my throat,
clear out the traffic, search bags, correct the syntax.
I keep all I have to say in an Altoids tin--
I rattle it.
Dark-eyed Juncos desert the barista's hair.
I worked on my voice for all these years,
with a straight job on the side--
now I keep it tucked in my boot, kissing leather.
I hired a chick to sleep on my lips,
reclining like a bad-ass movie star.
Every time I lick my teeth the sun comes up,
a poppy in my coffee, black.
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another one, for this.
Okay Then! {Hawaii Pidgin: Kay Den!}
ReplyDeletelove me some pidgin. ;-) i practice in the meer.
DeleteOh, I love this!!! You got me from the opening line. Damn, I'm jealous. lol
ReplyDeleteDid I make you a little bit jelly Susie? Hehe. Turnabout is fair play!
Deletehow come you don't have a "mega like" button somewhere here?? so we can all just pound the crap outta our keyboards and short-circuit things ... hmmm ... ? just sayin'
ReplyDeleteButton button, who's got the button? I think Canada's got it. RRRRRoll up the rrrrim to find it. :-P
DeleteSo hot and delicious --- and creamy as hell, like my coffee.
ReplyDeleteThis is what I'm listening to, by the way. Goes well with your girls: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LEZs5Fmfk4o
"Sway"is my favorite by them.
DeleteI knew I was doing it all wrong... I need a strategy like that
ReplyDeleteCoffe in my cream, ravens in my coffee. My yes. oh fren. this staggers the mind.
ReplyDeleteI want to hear this spoken out loud!! Sheer brilliance Shay! I love it!!
ReplyDeleteSpeechless.
ReplyDeleteYou got the muses snapping their fingers and pounding black-eye.
ReplyDeleteThe final image is an excellent coup de grace.
ReplyDeleteThis struts! I love it.
ReplyDeleteI would love hearing you read your poems - Voice Record app to SoundCloud. Just sayin'... :)
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