Flaunt
your face
your neck
your breasts
young thing
show ’em what
they can’t have
Let’s just hope
they don’t come
claim what isn’t
theirs
What pale man
is so infamous for
Be yourself
But let’s pray,
cross our fingers
for Peace & Nudity
Tag: writing
The Easy Way Out
I wish I knew a
golden opportunity
when I saw it
I wish I knew which
door to choose
I wish love would stand
like a buck in a meadow
and my path
were illuminated
with light
I wish my mind
knew right from wrong
I wish my legs would
find the right gait
I wish my body
knew balance
and timing
I wish I knew
better how to
keep the faith
Dreamland
Oh dreamland, dreamland
There’s no place I’d rather be
The glaring truth of me
will not set me free
I will never be higher
than I am in dreamland
Oh dreamland, dreamland
How precious your visions be
glistening,
rolling,
strolling,
hopping,
flying,
soft
and
smooth
flowered
and golden
in dreamland,
dreamland
Oh dreamland, dreamland
How plentiful and free
I do not long
and I do not greed
there is nothing and everything
with which to fill the need
in dreamland, dreamland
Oh dreamland, dreamland
There is no hunger here
There is no gluttony,
There is no dirty laundry
or mainstream TV
There is no jealousy,
no bad hair day,
no fear, no worry
All my fantasies
come to fruit
in dreamland, dreamland
All the plans I’ve made
follow through
in dreamland, dreamland
Never Again, Young Man
All my heeds and warnings
You used just like an instruction manual
Never again will I show a young man the red button
DO NOT TOUCH! DO NOT TOUCH!
Never again will I show a young man
See How That Works?
Take all my love
and give it to somebody else
Be sure and wrap it
with a pretty new bow
Conceal that it
has been tampered with
Sell it like a special
cause you know it’ll go bad soon
Use all the things I taught you
That you never knew
Look at her the way
I asked you to
Remember to call her beautiful
even if she’s not
Remember to compliment, a lot
Yes romance matters
Yes money does too,
sometimes, a little
Take all my love
and give it to somebody else
See how that works?
How Does It Last?
Love is
for friends
and grandmothers
and K-9’s,
kitty cats,
and brothers
Love is not
for sex and
lovers.
To The Man in the Cheese Aisle
What do
you say we
get out of here?
Let’s take this
side-glance and
run with it
We’ll go beyond
the city limits,
as far west and
north as we can go
Chasing that
idyllic place,
that feeling
Circle each
other in the sand,
Swim the first
swim of summer
in a warm creek
by the beach
as the sun
winks the day
goodbye
We will dine
on mussels
and wine
and kiss
a salty kiss
on the street
Sand in
our shoes,
Strangers upon
first glance, but
past life lovers
perhaps
Your mouth,
your teeth,
drive me
to flee
Big Red Sky
Instead of the moon
there’s a big red sky
Where there was mystery
There is nothing to hide
Who brought me to town,
was it you?
I’m forever asking
the sky for the
truth
Spring Back to Life
He shoves me down
with his words and truth
which only provides
the opportune moment
to Spring Back to Life!
Watch me karate
chop my problems
Hear me wail
and then
go silent
The Body Does Not Lie
My mind’s eye
is up-in-arms
over this leg
of the journey
She wants to
move ahead already
and foot the bill for
a place in the country
No longer can
she stomach town
TERAH RACHELLE VAN DUSEN 