romance slammed life

Romance!
that word slams
against the roof of my mouth
so I roll my tongue around it
breath it
feel it coil
sprout tingling tendrils
up my skin
out my mouth
out my blue

Bright rosey hues
shadow my vision
pink ducks?
mauve rainbows?
What the hell is this world?
How did I get here?
and who are you?
Why are you touching me that way?
you know...
the sliding fingertips
along my wrist
the kisses on my lips
the stroke
along my burnt caramel strands

loosening my tight
with your hands
feeding me
choc o laaaaht
in my excellently tiled bath
housed in this fantasy
you're with me
with this romance
this dance


This momentary trance
lasts how long?
there's a lifetime in one moment
when you love my hazelnuts
when you slide behind me
lift the back of my dress
my hair a mess
my dishpan hands
my curves
against your rock

we rock
in my life