To A Woman Contemplating A Tattoo

by Mad Hatter - Capricorn



I hear you crave
a companion to match
your pierced belly
a tiger, perhaps, crouching,
ready to leap and pounce upon
an unwanted intruder

or a snake, slithering,
hissing, waiting to snare
and swallow whole
an unsuspecting lover
a delicious if unwholesome meal,
sated, anticipating its next
interlude, savoring every ounce.

Or would you a minotaur prefer
to whom to sacrifice your share
of fiercesome warriors, willing to die 
to protect your honor, to defer
the pure pleasure of your flesh
to plunder virgin treasure
in the hereafter 

Or could a clown
be in the cards
laughter and tears
burrowing into a naked shoulder
winking at a passing stranger
pancake makeup sloughing off,
red and white hues merging into pink.

Or is there some other harbinger 
of danger, some occult thrill, 
some other place
where all but you fear to go
ahh, but who will ever show
or see that other face
you don’t want the world
to know?

Or this: a rose, sweet of scent,
delicate, prickly, ineffable,
eternal.
Birth sign: Capricorn
Date created: 2001-12-16 18:41:37
Last updated: 2021-03-03 14:45:26
Poem ID: 66235

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