Such Pretty Thing
Such a simple thing to do
Such a simple thing to do over
Satin shirt and satin sheets
Even the wine is satin
I hope you can find joy in the nightshade
I hope you can find light in the lampshade
I will do the shading if you insist
I will do the scaffolding
You don't have to fold my clothes
You don't have to act coy and be tame
All of you is curled inside the shell
All of you as it is
I miss the velvet curtains and the chandelier
As it could not have to be hanged lower
I miss the scarlet letter and my name is red
As you know my name is not red.
June 2026
Signed Mephi.
Your house my world.
From your parlour to my house
From your parlour to my house
I smuggled another wine
For you from my husband's house
Even the label is unrecognizable
Even the cord is long lost
Still confession I ripped off your extension cord
And mistyped it as chord
Even your string instrument is famished
All you want is live music
All you get is alive music
Some said that's enough
Some said it's enough
I don't want you on the ceiling
On the mirror on the ceiling
I want you 3 feet above ground
Floating like a slim air balloon
Snarky like a mini zeppelin
The kind of dumpling with information dumping
I also want you to return the detective book
You confiscated a long ago
I bet you didn't read it
I bet you did hug it smugly
Now decant the wine
Don't chill the wine
We will have chillies with the wine
Just like the old times
Just like the good times
Four centuries ago
June 2026
Signed Iris

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