I shall lay naked
upon a bed of white snow
and watch it turn red
with the blood of my children.
All you need do is ask.
Author: Linda G. Hill
JusJoJan 21 – Lioness
It’s a fact of science: bread cools quickly when it comes out of the toaster.
But she sits facing him at the kitchen table at breakfast time and thinks,
Look how weak he is that he allows his bread to cool before he butters it
I used to not see this about him
When we were first married I was so infatuated with him
Now he talks to me about ordinary things
Now I can see that he is less than ordinary – he is weak.
How could I not see his weakness back then?
A week later she had an affair.
A month later she was divorced.
Years have passed and she cannot find that perfect love again that she had at one time with her husband
She grows old but not regretful
For he was weak.
And weakness cannot be tolerated.
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JusJoJan 11 – Wasted
Your songs
make wasted
look damned
good.
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Cloud Child
Found you
in a cloud
I could
have missed you
For you were
but mist
But my eyes
focused at
the last second
And there you were
and I smiled
and held
your hand
for but
a moment
and then again
you were gone
from the cloud
From this world
I miss you
as though
you were really here
The Game
It’s a game we play
Where you wear the suit
and tie
and I wear the dress
and heels
At our favourite restaurant
Candles and romance
And I pluck from your fingertips
luscious slippery oysters
and place on your tongue
fruit so sweet
And we laugh
and kiss
and drive through the dark
of night
to the warmth
of our home
Where I pluck at your tie
and you slip off my heels
And we drink deep red wine
from crystal cups
And we roll
and spin
And the winner
comes last
Tattoo
She walks along at a decent clip
The snow whips her hair
And stings her face
Like the tattoo of a wasp
being drawn, wings spread
across her cheekbones.
But she would rather imagine
it is the five o’clock shadow
of her lover
sandpaper-scratching
her face as they kiss.
As she walks he approaches
His face, with his time-expectant growth
Lightens the wind’s swirl
And caught up in his embrace
The tattoo of waspy stinging snow
Succumbs to naught.
JusJoJan 2 – All In a Night’s Work
Here at the Juicy Juice Factory, we provide the best of the best. Our products are full of vitamins and more vitamins. In fact, if you drink just two glasses of our “Extra C” you’ll see a noticeable improvement!
Just tonight, in fact, my good friend Jason was complaining of a throbbing eye. I suggested he try some of our “Chock Full of Minerals.” Jason said no. He prefers wine. What Jason doesn’t know is that I spiked his wine with a dash of “Banish Those Donkey Nuts,” so tomorrow he’s sure to have a better day.
Let’s see how he makes out! Stay tuned to HarsH ReaLiTy and join me in wishing Jason no more of the same balls of fun he had today!
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delicious
i should have known
you would burn
your 350º heat
sizzled
beneath my
fingers
but i couldn’t
resist you
you wanted me
me!
who was i to
say no
here i lay
baking
singed at the
edges
and all there is
left
of you are
crumbs
and a photograph
and
my sugary delicious
memories
of your hot hot
love
Oscar
“And in closing, I’d like to thank my supporting cast. All the doctors and nurses who have enabled me to endure my labour, and of course my husband – who was gentle and kind at the beginning, leading me to believe that a two-minute roll in the hay would last but two minutes.
“Now if you’ll excuse me, I believe my new director is crying to be fed.”
If Wishes Were Kisses
Your kisses never last long enough
or only if my memory could recreate
the sensation of your lips against mine
the passion in your yearning for me
the sweetness and warmth of your breath
the taste of your tenderness
on the tip of my tongue
then heaven would be with me
every moment of the day.
LGH
@December 27, 2005
Linda G. Hill 