Calibrate

You spied her with the other guys,
She has no secret smile
Just for you,
Her lips
Red 
So
Red,

Nature
Cruel,
Chaotic,
Tooth and claw
For all the boys.

Is this exotic treat an ice cream
Spilling sugary delights
From cone onto concrete,
Across bed sheets?
Does everybody get a lick?

Your pride is caught,
Her dress, a wiry twist of calico,
A mess of cotton,
Mouth your cosmos entire,
Tongue along the underside.

- 3/6/26

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