Babygirl

When she was good she was very, very good

Hi pretty babies. L took a break last week, so it’s me again! (They’ll be back, don’t worry! Wish her a happy birthday when you get the chance. We love a Leo).

This poem isn’t about the movie Babygirl (2024), but it isn’t not about that. I promise I write about things other than kissing and stripteases and abandonment issues. Probably.

babygirl

let me drink
milk from your palms
when you say it. say it
again. then don’t leave
until i fall
asleep. first, i’ll perform
a talent show by the fireplace
in your too-big shirt, too-big
shoes. remove
one button
at a time. whenever
you leave i’ll know
you got sick
of my face. hold
your whole thumb like a hand
when you return. look at me. i don’t
know how to grow old. only
know how to stay still, say
please
please
please
please. i get so darling for you. so
darling. a girl
who cannot be lost,
only abandoned.

POETRY PROMPT: In this vein, write a poem about how you act when you are with your love(r)(s).

Happy Leo szn! Talk to you soon. Mwah!

-S