“But if I sleep with you I will fall in love with you,”
she said with eyes lowered and husky voice
her red lips so close to his that one false move
meant they’d be in over their heads.
They breathed into each other
and this decided everything.
“I have already fallen in love with you,”
was his response and she wondered if
this perfect man on this perfect evening
simply had the perfect words …
or was she – dreaming?
Cab ride home – one stop, not two
She took his hand and led him
down the hall and to her heart;
opened up the bedroom door
stopped to consider her own soul
wondered about turning back
pushed thoughts aside and let him in
because after all, if she was dreaming
that means this was only sleeping …
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7 responses to “Proposition in the backseat of a taxi”
I like yours better… 🙂
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awwwwww….i love this one.
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This is really good. Nice work!
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Love it! It means something new each time I read it! When is your poetry book coming out?
This might be my favorite so far!
Last blog post from Heather – Poetry Assignment: Baseball
I like it better than mine. Mine was far too dark.
I like this snap shot after it started so much controversey. That is exactly what I’m talking about right there! Keep up the good work sista!