Black Gothic

Such a dirty girl

she came across
the room
towering
like some teenage gothic
cathedral
sex in leather
at 16

she said
read me a poem
old man
sure I said
i started reading the one
about my friend and
his blood

she straddled
the arm of the
chair across from
me and started
rocking herself
back and forth
to the rhythm of my
words

she made my hands
sweat
she was trying too
she took a hit on her
cigarette
arching her back
she let the smoke escape her
depths
like angels
retreating from
hell

i finished the poem
and took a quick
drink
her face
outlined in black liner
like a delicate mourning
your words always make me
feel so
dirty
old man
read me another
one

J. Masuda © 2004
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This is a good one. I like it very much, the phrase "sex in leather/ at 16" is not something I have seen before. Keep it up.