Slippery

He clipped his toenails
on our first date
as I drove us to dinner.
He propped his feet
on the dashboard
turned to me and said,
“Do you mind?”

He flossed his teeth

while we watched TV,
flecks of food flew
from his mouth
and got in my eye.
I turned to him and said
“Do you mind?”

But the sex was great.

*

@laurie kolp/ November 2009

Poetic inspiration~ One Stop Poetry: Post a poem written before 6-30-10

Rainbow Tears

I was that girl who left you

sitting on the broken curb

head buried in shaky hands

tears like rain dripping

down the rank gutter

calling out for me to stay

as my heart I walked away.

You were that boy whose hands

of leathered gloves took mine

freed me from myself, promised

a new life to build together

we found love’s rainbow glow

the pot of gold we knew was nigh.

Until I changed my mind

said yes than no than yes

one time too many too much

you said enough was enough.

And now I sit on the cold, hard curb

head buried in chapped hands

tears dripping down my shallow gut

unwanted oak leaves swept within

as I watch you fade, disappear

a mirage on the horizon of my soul.

@laurie kolp

Prompt inspiration: One Stop Poetry (free verse)

Sizzling Hot

hazy
lazy
dazy
fun
laying
playing
in the sun
cool
pool
fool
run
burning
yearning
two as one

@laurie kolp

Prompt inspiration: One Stop Poetry- The sun

Sick of Those Silly Ole' Love Songs

Put out your torch songs
Because I hate the way you lie
And love won’t keep us together
When you jilt me for a guy

Love is never deep enough
To build an endless bridge
It never feels like I’m in love
You push me off a ridge

@laurie kolp

Prompt inspiration: Jingle Poetry, One Stop Poetry