CRUISE CODDLE

Gabi applies my
frangipani after a
short bout of
language gap
and starts the
process of a
glorified head
and shoulder
massage.
This is a
hair treatment?
Why isn't this
in my hair?
Whatever.
The massage
feels good
and I'm not
paying for it.
I tip well and
go back to
my room to
wash and
condition
my hair and
take a nap

 

NEIL YOUNG & SEX

Lying with Mike
in my brother's bed
as my stepfather
and mother
not so silently
grunted sex in
the bedroom
just above ours
I was listening
to Neil Young
singing "Down By
The River" and
whispering along
with him when Mike
said c'mere and
pulled me into a
stain for morning

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Under Moons
Pointless Music (2000)
A CD of poetry by Cheryl Townsend with music by Pointless Orchestra.
analiese
melt in your mouth
[real audio only]