me and bettie

luc simonic
1.
My Belly


when my belly is pushed up
on the desk here i am not
out there all day for you
to have a piece of


2.
at the door step

the corner of that smile
like the reflection of a perfect
sun from my own dreamy world where
my memory got caught complete
and when i see you now close
by my skin peels off of me
and my very bones sing out


3.
"el culo de bettie"

i like plain words like Yes and stop.
and how they echo off your chest
when i say them in concert with
the ultra sensitive type who are
slightly annoyed by you in general
and it only takes two words to really
get them going

4.
Dear John

my new note
is strewn all in your room
its sloppy with far too
many

people

and i wonder
why repetition can
be so powerful
and beautiful