SITTING IN MY FRONT ROOM
WITH MY KIDS
LISTENING TO THE
MUSIC THE RADIO
PLAYS OVER AND OVER AGAIN.
FANTASIZING ABOUT WHOM I
WANT TO BE WITH
A CARAMEL BROWN SKINNED;
FIVE FOOT NINE;
PRETTY PEARLY WHITE SMILE;
NICELY SHAPED ASS;
OCEAN WAVED HAIR;
LIP BITING MAN.
EVERYTIME I SEE HIM
I THINK OF THINGS
TO SAY
AS I WALK BY HIS WAY
I GET NERVOUS
LOOK THE OTHER WAY
BITING MY TONGUE
AND WALK AWAY
THIS LUCIOUS MAN
IS ALL I EVER WANT
TO BE BY MY SIDE
KISSING ME;
LOVING ME,
TELLING ME I CAN-
GIVING ME CONFIDENCE
MAKING MY DAY,
MY LIFE EVER SO
EASIER THAN IT EVER
HAS BEEN.
JUST TO HEAR THOSE WORDS
FROM HIS MOUTH,
"EXCUSE ME. DO YOU HAVE
A MAN? IF NOT, MAY I BE YOUR'S?"
I WOULD FALL TO MY FEET
TO BAD IT
IS ALL A FANTASY!