I’m lying between celadon hospital walls
under the white coolness of halogen lamps
surrounded by the metal beds, tubes, and syringes
injecting all the nastiness of this world
into my weak, withering, wobbly body
to allow haughtiness being replaced with pride
of who I became against all odds
a woman with iridescent desire in men
so-called jolie-laide
who will bring you a royal breakfast in bed:
croissants
pains au chocolat
barquettes à la fraise
baguette with butter and confiture
le jus d'orange
and chocolate fondant
with a rich selection of fromages
from every region of France
to let you feel joie de vivre
because you’re mon garçon
So, kiss my peach lips
and put your fingers in my chestnut hair blown by the wind
Turn me into blanquette de veau
consumed for dinner
and jog my memory
with the smart book you read
Cover me with sapphire words
and spray me with deep notes of parfum
Find yourself in my flared citrine dress
This is why I am here
with my naked white alabaster arms and le décolleté
asking you to hold on to that
one moment in human history
of hollow laugh
transformed in a storm
with dark blue almost black clouds and a thunder
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15 May 2021
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