[Another of L.E. Leone's Dating Poems! Enjoy!]
ANDREW
He’s midwesterner than me,
says gosh, and golly. Once:
“Gol…”
Mennonite,
he loves Christmas tree lights
and Christmas, always orders the same
thing, and never tried pot
Oh but he could go and go! And go . . . (I take time,
and he had it.) If I was lucky one of his drops
of sweat would land on my lip
I like raw red meat, sushi, chicken hearts,
and any kind of liver. In lieu of tampons, or even makeup,
a bottle of hot sauce in my purse. Plus:
I suck the insides out of crawfish heads, with passion and
joy, unbridled. Dirty girl
on a low road, I tried real hard, too hard
not to fall in love.
Goddamn it, Andrew.
I miss your square ass.
L.E. Leone
© 2010
Great stuff! What raw feeling!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing it!
I thought sucking the insides out of a mudbug through the head was the only way to eat 'em! Yeah, you right!
ReplyDeleteHeh, heh! Having known more than a few Mennonites in my life, I'm having a hard time envisioning that particular pair-up.
This Midwestern girl still says "gol"!
ReplyDelete(fun to know you're enjoying the Natalie Merchant album, too!)
Hi Eric, Roy & Willow
ReplyDeleteEric: Thanks for stopping by, & thanks on L.E.'s behalf!
Roy: L.E. is a serious eater (fortunately for her, she's a restaurant reviewer by trade). The relationship in the poem was real; Eberle & I met the title character!
Willow: Must be a Midwestern thing! Yes, I'm very much liking that album & Natalie Merchant in general these days!
I wish I had the courage to tell this kind of truth!
ReplyDeleteHi Karen: L.E. certainly tells it like it is, doesn't she? Thanks for stopping by!
ReplyDeleteThat's My Kind Of Gal!
ReplyDeleteHi Tony: Thanks for stopping by!
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