Tuesday, June 22, 2010

How I Plan to Please My Woman

I’m poised to make you pancakes,
Very early tomorrow morning,
Before the dog’s fully awakened,
Before the phone’s rung even once.
Blueberries I’ll stir into the batter
Just until I stroke a purple streak.
I’ll pour a perfect pentagram
Of slowly spreading circles
Bubbling from the griddle’s heat,
And fry thin slices of bacon
In my mother’s battered skillet
While the coffee sings in my blood,
And I await your step on the stairs.

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