casting a glance backwards…
Winter’ s chill upon us:
He called, desolate. Saying that he could not find the woman to indulge his kinky desires. Rather, he could not find one who would that fit his tastes.
He needs the medium to surpass the message or he can’t hear. He will not look.
He cannot kiss the custom-made and shiny boots of a woman who is not a dream walking.
Enough of counseling that goes nowhere. I dropped the phone and walked away, his voice rising but not being heard.
Another one speaks of his kids, his ex, his other ex and a parade of people who I shall never meet. Nor care to do so.
It did not matter that I remained silent, envisioning the way the veins stand out in his forearms or how they would feel under my wandering fingertips.
That skin, the color of hot smoky caramel, would pass through my thoughts but never my lips, for he would make complex a very simple situation.
Namely; strip, savor, stride away.
He was not built for speed or silence.
Sigh.
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The nip of Autumn creeps over us:
Pushing, he pushes. But like deaf wall, a mute hunk of wood, an immobile cast of ice, I don’t answer or give.
His wishes are nothing like those half-formed daydreams of my youth.
Dark skies, rapidly moving clouds, deepening shadows–the landscape of his sexuality. I lived my life in the sunshine and my dreams were twice as bright.
He won’t leave. I won’t stay.
Impasse.
And then, just for fun, I tell an avowed Romeo the happy truth: pull up your pants, for in my garden, only pythons are welcome. Anaconda, black mamba. Thread snakes are useless. Blink and I could miss what he assumed was ready for show-n-tell.
So, go away and burrow into the dirt. Won’t be missed.
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Summer sun spreading so sweetly…
Never able to focus on the beauty of Man, for the wonders of the natural world are so much more pleasurable.
His lips were soft but not softer than the late evening breeze, tossing my blue cotton skirt around my bare legs.
My attention steadily diverted, no matter how hard I concentrated. The buzz of a bee, the flit of a butterfly replaced his words and gestures.
Only when I rested, late at night, could I think of hard bodies and gentle promises, over the click of the cicadas.
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Spring, sulkily letting go of clouds…
Didn’t I try to close doors, toss away outdated things
But in my misery, I thought of him. Long, elegant fingers brushing his hair behind his right ear, as his left eye squinted slightly against the curl of smoke from his cigarette.
Like the rain that soaked the warming earth, my juices soaked my panties on my fevered sleep. Or should it be called a running monologue of moments, eyes closed, lost to the waking world?
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As with all stories there is more but it shall be lost to time.
Like all things…
