| Herrick, You Devil! |
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I paid to look at silverware with strangers One forced a dance as I stood still She opened up, releasing shrill Appreciation for carnality We rode to Alcatraz, eating airborne cake The driver said there’s no escape The only choice to accept the rape Awaiting under navy blue covers Was it a venture for mutual healing or a quest for bragging rights, A convenient copulation to put the icing on the night? A salesman brought us buccaneers and strippers As perception fought the drink He told me everything to think Coercing my eyes and mind to wander In a daze I headed for the coat rack To leave that brothel behind But a tug at my arm, a curious sigh Was determined to follow Was it a venture for mutual healing or a quest for bragging rights, A convenient copulation to put the icing on the night? By request I arranged for her utensil In strictly unspoken agreement In movements so vehement We forgot who each other used to be In the morning, it was simply all a dream There was no translator needed The past just memories created Oh, the euphemist in me |
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