you lie there almost china
an hour pregnant,
dreaming orgasm,

beads of sweet sweat,
rainbow-veined breasts,
toy taupe nipples relevé
an oxford blue button down,

dimpled dancer knees pliéd
in white lowered leotard,
ass cheeks naked in your
ballerina pink skirt,

birthmark my mind’s eye,
like your Dentyne
on the bedpost,
that tiny mauve tattoo
on your thigh.



©2005 by Craig Kirchner