Pearls before Lovers

We’re masquerading, but
my sequins scatter
I’m coming undone

My petticoats are pinching
The chemise is clinging

I scrub at my
painted smile
It’s smeared

This corset
cracks my ribs

Your cravat looks tight, darling
Let me loosen it
with my teeth

Let’s slip into the chilled night
before the satin suffocates

Find an acove
tangled in lilacs, where I can
touch your face

Let our eyes waltz, before
our lips tango

Shed your
silk gloves, and
undo my bodice

Forget your etiquette
Let your hands roam

While we wait for all the
pearls and pocket watches
to clear the ballroom

We’ll only stay out
until the moon sets

Then we’ll twirl
across the empty
Spanish tile

The ceiling soars while
our shoes whisper

No stars inside, but
my tears will shimmer
for us

Wipe them for me, dearest
But don’t ask where they’re from

Reviews

[Kelly Scheppers]

"Let our eyes waltz before our lips tango..." WOW!!

Wherever have I been to have missed your cache of poetry, and the exquisite nature of your style? I can see I have some reading to do. So good to meet you, Berniece!