How To Win That Man

perfectionism: the fragrance.
be an ideal vial
of toilet water.
discover little dainties 
in pock-marked
hand-held
facades.
purge your persona 
with the devil’s 
details.

flippancy: the fashion.
be a toothpick-skewered
single-serving 
euphemism.
be sampled
and rimmed about on gossip’s lips.
paw 
for the choicest brown
velvet 
neck-caressing
reassurance.

double-standard: the sexiness.
be a pretty ogre
pitchfork hordes
fashioned 
at a wink.
tactless
hunch-back
spasms in each spoon
of toil.
carve wide moats 
of saccharine 
bitterness.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2008

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December 24, 2008 at 3:46 PM
wow, you are talented, the way you explain your self has a certain feel to it, something different. enjoyed.
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