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