I Get Weak

if only if how
ever clever
enough for you
and your
l
o
n
g
mannered side-swipe compliments
bringing bandages, Bayabas leaves
in bouquet

aspic

this is what happens-
from nowhere
the wrong word
pops into my retort
tourniquet-tied you tell me
how beautiful
how beautiful
as you straighten my hair
tuck the tag in the back of my shirt
yes how beautiful
you could be darling
you could be my little Belinda Carlile
if only, if how
drop the Chardonnay
bandage ready
enter, hero