shyness is nice, but shyness can stop you...

Pride

never cools
heady as a hit
dizzy tequila on
snare drum tongues

You left me 7 again &
scowling at the dinner
I must finish, the one
starving orphans

long for, the crippled
& elderly appetizer.
Through the screen door
my dog waits wagging

would happily help
if she could. Dogs have no
Dignity, I can’t simply
hide in my overall pockets

with the dead cicada
& throw to the furthest
edge of the backyard
If I want you

bad enough, I must rely
heavily on centrifugal forces
ellipses, pheromone
flightpaths & your

observation skills to
finish this rich plate
swallow this comet
this barbed apple