by Jae Baeli

Created on: December 02, 2008

Poetry:kiss

A PROPER KISS

One might say she'd been around
the block a few times more
than she'd care to admit
but only in search of an
innocent charm she insists:
a proper kiss.

They had been short and tall
and fat and slim
and she kissed every blessed
one of them but none of
them offered her what she sought
the smooching seemed to be
for naught

One was rough and one was wet

one was there and then was gone
one got worse as the kiss went on
another chapped her mouth and face
and pushed her pug nose out of place
and still another she'd have to say
was, 'swab the deck and anchors away!'
but not a one was worthy, you see
to be what a proper kiss should be.

Then thinking her quest to be fruitless
and vain
she swore to never kiss again
and stopped in at a local pub
to toast her failure
and in the club was a young woman
lounging at the bar a beer in her hand
and a frown on her face

"Can I get a beer in this place?" she said
and sat down next to the frowning face.
A double-take, she took a look and
in her heart sank one big hook
The frown was melting as the
barkeep served
the beer
and then she heard the frowner say
"It's on me" and the two shared a smile.
"Sit down, girlfriend, and stay awhile."
And so she did and halfway through the frosty brew
she found herself admitting to a failure
in finding one living soul
to kiss her proper, kiss her slow.
The other one held back a grin
"I understand the dilemma you're in.
forgive my boldness, dear, but I have a solution,
if you'd like to hear."

An answering nod gave her the nerve
and she said, "The reason those
kisses don't serve,
is simple as this, I know we just met, but you
haven't kissed a woman yet."
And after the revelation sunk in, she suggested
the two of them go for a spin, just a short ride
to a quiet place by the riverside and
as the sun was sinking low she sank
into arms that held her fast and at last, sweet and slow
A proper kiss was had by both.

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