Carry your wife
across the threshold –
Force-feed her
milk and Foie Gras.
Coddle her
in cloves and honey –
Give her time
to thaw.
Wrap her gifts
in fine French tarragon –
Keep her drunk
on Bombay gin.
Watch her dewy
belly bloat –
Help peel
away her skin.
Wash her hair
with knots of ginger –
Don’t tell her
where she lives.
Board her doors
With snakes and chives –
Don’t let her
feel the wind.
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