------------------------------------photo susi white
she is wildly drunk
she is wildly bold
she's the spilling cup
that you're pining to hold
she is lavishly garnished
blue flamed but cold
undressing in your front lawn
spreading open in your folds
she is child and woman
she is ritual and word
too unorthodox for breakfast
too free formed to scold
she is matches and propane
sunburn and mold
you'd like to lay beside her
but you'll have to wait your turn
and you're glad to wait your turn
and you're glad to wait your turn
