Dinner’s in the fridge.
Don’t forget Tabitha’s bedtime story.
Make sure Darren Jr does his homework.
I’ve laced up my take-no-prisoners,
Valkyrie-on-a-broomstick, hell-yes
you’ll-hear-me-roar boots.
You smiled at me,
while I decided between
belladonna or Datura -
made me want to reach
for damania instead.
I Love these boots.
But I also love the slippers
we’ve made of our love -
the warm, mmm-so-cozy,
love-rare-lazy-afternoons-with-you,
strong-enough-to-go-through-the-wash,
still-sturdy-after-so-many-years slippers.
But tonight, there are great, odiferous, pestilent
hydras to contain and a coven waiting for me to rise.
“The hydra doesn’t stand a chance,” you say
before we kiss and I fly.
Shoes and Books by Magaly Guerrero
Song Choice: Groovy Kind of Love covered by Phil Collins
Process notes: Belladonna and datura are poisonous plants while damania has a reputation for being an aphrodisiac.
This poem was inspired by the prompt given at Imaginary Gardens With Real Toads: Poetry Through the Eyes of Carol Ann Duffey and the picture prompt given over at Friday Fictioneers
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