Deep in the Pink
by T.L. Kelly
with Jane Reichhold
ambrosia tongue deep in the pink conch shell -- tlk
blowing on one end clear tones all around -- jr
breeze from behind whistling boys bone white bikini -- tlk
on her shapely hips jealous-green eyes -- jr
falling to her knees the red silk kimono -- tlk
fastened in place by blood-gorged lips -- jr
opened by heat the morning sun enters with him -- jr
only moments before the chill up her spine -- tlk
parting cold on pearly teeth her sad smile -- jr
he swears it was only heavy breathing not yes yes yes -- tlk
whispers white among the rocks at high tide -- jr
drifting out to sea his fishing pole her bait -- tlk
a heart-shaped shell in a sea-green glow -- jr
tender to the touch her hidden stretch marks -- tlk
lifelines hum a colorless love song -- jr
holding my tongue in the abandoned mineshaft -- tlk
black sweat work of naked men -- jr
golddigger at the salt lick a sudden urge -- tlk
the sound of water -- tlk
daubed on paper white-out corrects copy -- jr
dear Jesse stop please read stop my lips stop -- tlk
expletive deleted part of a woman's body -- jr
to be ready when lights and libido dim eyes wide open -- tlk
big and blue they are but not innocent -- jr
tattoo on her ankle glows a full moon -- tlk
greenish yellow her bruises -- tlk
Thanksgiving between us the table talks -- tlk
black and white answers the Ouija board -- jr
in and out of the branches mare's breath -- tlk
her brush words wet the tinted paper -- jr
damp folds forced open by a finger -- jr
into the envelope any soldier in the gulf -- tlk
a thousand and one nights home from the desert sand -- jr
rain falling on the stained glass smell of fresh sex -- tlk
altar boys' candles drops on long fingers -- jr
reflected deep in the holy water birth of venus -- tlk
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