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[Library] Eau d'Ethanol

by Nikki Rice

The perfume on her neck

smelled so sweet -

like candy -

I had to have a taste.

But the flavor

was of gasoline

spilled on pavement -

my lips a match,

thrown carelessly,

igniting the puddle.

02/17/2005

Posted on 02/17/2005
Copyright © 2024 Nikki Rice

Member Comments on this Poem
Posted by Uriel Tovar on 02/17/05 at 07:42 PM

the image is perfect and beautifully portrayed. don't think this can get any better.

Posted by Uriel Tovar on 02/17/05 at 07:43 PM

the image is perfect and beautifully portrayed. don't think this can get any better.

Posted by Michelle Angelini on 02/17/05 at 08:19 PM

Nikki - excellent! I love the images you show in it.
~Chelle~

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