» Soft for you

the ceramic mug is scalding my skin, but i’ll hold it delicately so that you’ll think i’m a lady.

i hope you know that.

i can be a lady, you know?

my fingers are crooked, i mean it.

they’re long and crooked and I hate them.

I drop things all the time and I tear my clothes.

I tear my clothes and sometimes on purpose.

but I swear I can be a lady.

I spit. Sometimes on purpose and sometime not.

I’m sad and angry and if I don’t like you, i’ll lie and say I do.

I hope you can see that i’m a lady.

I’ll be a lady for you. If you want something exquisite and soft. I want to be soft for you.

please.

© 2012 Kelli Oliver

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