SENSUALITY
(WHERE WE CAN FIND IT)
LED DOWN THE
GARDEN PATH, SO TO SPEAK
A MAGICAL NIGHT
ALL HER SPIRIT FRIENDS
GATHERED TO HELP HER
(OR JUST TO WATCH AND SNICKER)
I FEEL MYSELF DRAWN
TO THE BAYOU BANK
("DOWN HERE, CHARLEY!
WAIT, TOO FAR,
STOP, WHAT'S THAT?
NO, TURN AROUND...
OVER HERE, YOU DUMB ASS!")
IN A CIRCLE I TURN
TOWARD A LEAF
AN ALMOST PERFECTLY HEART-SHAPED
LEAF
ABOUT FIVE FEET OFF THE GROUND
(GO FIGURE!)
NODDING IN THE WIND
NODDING AT ME
AT THE VERY END OF THE BRANCH
PERFECTLY PLACED
PERFECTLY SHAPED
NODDING AT ME
IN THE BREEZE
("HERE I AM, CHARLEY!")
SO I'M SUPPOSED TO KISS A LEAF!?!
OH, WELL, AT LEAST IT'S DARK
AND SOMEWHAT SECLUDED
AND LATE AT NIGHT
("COME HERE, CHARLEY!")
WELL, IT IS A CUTE LEAF
HOW DID YOU PULL THIS ONE OFF?
("SHUT UP AND KISS ME.")
SLOWLY I MOVE
MY FACE TOWARD THE LEAF
IT RISES IN THE WIND
TO MEET ME
("CHAARLEE...")
SLOWLY
I STICK OUT MY FACE
AND ACCEPT THE GENTLE CARESS
OF THE CATALPA LEAF
[i'm kissing a leaf]
("SHUT UP, CHARLEY.")
[a catalpa leaf]
("I SWEAR, IF YOU BLOW THIS MOMENT, I'M GONNA...")
EVER SO SLOWLY
SO SOFTLY
SO GENTLY
WE KISS
[i feel twelve years old again]
("NO TONGUES, DAMMIT!")
NO IT'S NOT LIKE THAT
there's a slit
in the top of the leaf
{on the leaf's left
the same location
as the one the arrow
made in her heart}
that's like staring into her eyes
the wind moves the leaf
passionately
encouraging me
("softly, charley, don't force it
let me come to you")
i try to stand still
to accept her kiss
AND SHE DOES!!!
......................
I BACK OFF
LOOK AT THE LEAF AGAIN
SHE'S SO BEAUTIFUL
WITH HER HAIR PULLED BACK
THE WIND BLOWS THE LEAF
ITS TIP
CARESSES MY CHEEK
I MOVE IN AGAIN
[i'm kissing a leaf]
("yeah, ain't it great!")
we rub noses
laugh as we
bump foreheads
and kiss again
mosquitoes are biting me...
she's caressing my arms...
{AND SO MUCH MORE}
LAUGHING AS WE
WALK AWAY
I ASK HER AGAIN
HOW SHE PULLED IT OFF
("WITH THE HELP
OF SOME VERY SPECIAL FRIENDS!!!")
[oh, well, Jonie,
until i have you in the flesh
cellulose will do now and then]
I TURN BACK
RETURN TO THE LEAF
[A FRIGGIN' CATALPA LEAF!]
AND WE KISS AGAIN...
................
("dammit, Charley, please stop smoking,
or next time I'll come
as poison ivy!!!")

WOW!!!
all i can say is wow