Early December, Early Saturday

Incognito snowdrops loom small

Beneath your hard cracked surface

Buried high

Layer upon layer

Of grime

And years

And wrinkled regret.



You hold my hand and say

“Darling, I love you.”

But it burns my fingers

And I pull back.

My reflex.

Please no

Don’t touch my feet!!



Fishy fishy fishy fishy

Nibble nibble at my toes.

You are happy in your tank there

Fishy fishy has no woes.

Don’t

Stop

Fishy fishy don’t!



My man is here someplace, I hear.

Hiding beneath an icy sheath

Head slumped; Dark eyed

Pie eyed Hairy

Thick

Thighed

Waiting for the break of dawn.



And so I sit here still waiting

Until the final blast

Of kingdoms horns say ‘stop’.

The time has come

Please

Don’t

Say you won’t stay with me.



Elba Ramalho sang sweetly tonight

Tickling pale parched hairs

Dancing over finger bleached keys

Merrily twirling around and around

Tango

Forro

Don’t let me go!





It’s made to dance to, he said

So grab hold and don’t let go.

Eyes green and riveting

Hold you fast in their spell and kiss you

Hard

Deep

Not Yet Don’t!



In your arms and stance

I feel your pride

An electric rivlet

Running up my spine

That steals my breathe

And shakes my pride

And makes me weep

And makes you cry

And don’t imply

and don’t concur

And don’t

Don ‘t

Don’t

Break me again.

Please.