Friday, 14 October 2022

THE GIRL IN THE PEONY RED

 

I noticed her immediately

As I entered the bar

The girl in the Peony red

And playing about her lips

There was an acquiescent smile

Which was aimed my way

But I didn’t return it

And let it pass me by

She wasn’t my type after all

I’m quite fussy that way

But I did cast a glance

In the general direction

Of the eager entourage of  

Drooling men surrounding her

Feeding off her raw sexuality

And as I watched the mermaid

Surrounded by a pack of sharks

I realized that I had misread

The smile she sent my way

It wasn’t my company she sought

But my help she desired

She looked like a movie starlet

Cornered by the paparazzi

So, I rescued the damsel

And since that day

We have been best friends

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