A Perfect Match

by Duncan Armstrong

 

the first time
I was really with a woman
I ran my fingers through her dark hair
as she touched mine
you have such fine hair she told me
she kissed me her lips were soft
opened her mouth a little
I put my hand under her sweater
felt along her bra
we continue to kiss on my bed
she slipped out her top
I held her soft breasts
solid light but with weight substance
I circled the nipples with my thumbs
I had read Penthouse Playboy
I knew the mechanics
she pulled off my pants
more kissing touching
you’re a sweet kisser she told me
I put an hand on her leg
she moved it to her thatch
splayed my fingers
pushed them in one by one
that feels good she whispered
the folds were sticky
she held my cock
guided it in
I moved my hips in out
it was warm moist frictionless
she clenched with her leg muscles
breathed heavily into my ear
then we rolled apart
I didn’t come wasn’t even close
she smiled kissed me some more
touched me some more
I couldn’t wait to wash my hands

the first time
I was really with a man
never had read what to do
I knew exactly what to do
we tore each others clothes off
barely touching
my heart racing pulse pounding
so much friction I came
like a match being struck

 

 

Duncan Armstrong has pointed out to me that this is the first of many drafts that he plans for this poem.

Kidnapped

I haven’t shaved in a week,
and I haven’t showered for half that time,
but that’s OK,
because salt water is good for the skin,
and all I’ve worn in the last two days
is a pair of boxer briefs
sufficing as swim trunks, and God
I’ve got dried sand
in my eyebrows
and sunburns where Lisa’s fingers
couldn’t reach in time
before I’m off
swimming in the surf,
bringing back dead jellyfish and seashells
to drop at her feet
so she’ll tend to my cuts
and bruises with clicks of her tongue
before I’m off again,
promising not to get sand in the bed tonight
and to be back before dinner, and if I’m late
it’s the currents, and if am early
it’s because I am hungry, either way
she’ll be there
in dark sunglasses
hips folded like a book
on her beach towel, wondering
who is this grubby boy
playing in the surf
and how much ransom
will she need
to get her man back.

 

 

copyright 2005 Rocco de Giacomo

As appeared in magma poetry, 39, Winter 2007/2008,
and the collection Leaning into the Mountain (Fooliar Press, Toronto)

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