Friday, June 10, 2011

Miranda Rights

Beauty in the not knowing of what's being said:
The story is told through the international language of
The body - a nod of the head, a smirk in the right 
Corner of the mouth, an expulsion of air through the nostrils
Before the laugh pushed out from the belly greets
You across the room tapping on your shoulder
Politely introducing themselves to you by
Requesting your attention...

First glance and you're arrested - 
Immediately manacled -
You need the same kind of restraints put on your
Breath as it is rapidly taken away in the squad car
Of his kissed with red wine lips and the way they
Turn up ever so slightly at the corners - 

The siren of your heart can be heard for miles around and
Gets the other dogs to barking - TURN IT OFF!
You only want to be taken into custody by 
This one dog who has stolen your will to look away.

You can't help but look; your attention has been abducted.
Now all you can do is stare at this burglar of your  5 senses:
Skin the color of coffee with one hazelnut 
International Delight Creamer single.
Olive green eyes minus the pimentos.
Curly black hair.
Muscles just taut enough to give the appearance
Of not being self-centered, but acquired through
Living, working, playing and praying right, 
Long and with abandon.

"Ha ha haaaaa!" his entire body gracefully guffawing
Cancels out what he says next in a very foreign language
That when translated must mean,
"You have the right to remain silent."

I have no words. I needn't any.
His otherworldly beauty has vanquished
My vocabulary and rendered my mind useless.

I am under arrest and 
I can't...
won't...
don't...
object.

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