Delos T. Brown: Unabashed

Unabashed

Delos T. Brown

in my kitchen you were so

deliciously beautiful,

dancingly handsomely teasingly

stunning

in white sweatshirt, fuzzy socks,

black cap

pulled down,

dark eyes looking out

like fish darting dazzling

swimming glittering light,

and underneath

you wore nothing,

dark skin warmth

and your smile peeling

fresh fruit from

the air.

i stood silently surrendered,

silent wonder watching

with awe...

you undisguised,

uncontrived, utterly

pure...

revealing you,

unraveling you,

were dancing,

a child

spirit from before

any memory of pain.

legs bare i saw

your knees,

shirt sleeves

too long,

ghost hands

of white fabric flapping

clouds of cotton wisping

playfully in my kitchen,

you, your dreamy dance,

reckless, aimless,

you, abandoned

all self conscious reserves.

my heart dove into you, into

your music,

to dance, to be

your wings,

your laughter,

your socks covering

your toes,

to be so through my soul

delighted,

in love,

in your presence.

Table of related information
Copyright ©	Delos T. Brown, 1999
By the same author	Two Poems
Date of publication	June 2000
Collection	A Hot January
Permalink	https://badosa.com/p054

Readers' Opinions

Unabashed
Very very very good.
Alejandro

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