LE PAPILLON

Slightly less than half alive
Holding on for dear life
Bomb ticking backwards pin pulled
Spread-eagle specimens display case mounted

Color drained from veined wings
Blown glass chances grounded flights
Cocoon re-spun larvae pupal metamorphosis
Warp & woof nubby silkworm tapestries

Walled in jungle asserting itself
Sterile world humid greenhouse effect
Sun glancing off afterglow reflections
Gold lodestar re-deposited in mine

Androgynous staminate & pistillate exotic orchids
Edgy purple velvet petals cringe
Pouting lips calyx jaded sepals
Sticky private parts attracting suitors

Kid glove bodies fitting snugly
Touch so gentle one could
Feel the inky fingerprint whorls
Love tattoos undiluted secret trysts

Charles Frederickson:No Holds Bard Dr. Charles Frederickson suffers from acute rhymatoid authoritis. E.R. (Ever Ready) symptoms include O-Positive Thinking Optimism, I.C.U. (Intensive Care Uniqueness) and being S.O.B. (Short of Breath), gasping for Goodness Gracious.

Email: Charles Frederickson

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