i have the firmest bed on the block i'm sure

no lie

i could bottle my sheets

and sell them

they are clean and warm as skin

soft as the rough linen that they are

even and straight and welcoming

but i will keep them so that

i can get in between them often and

get out between them

to sing their praises and get back

into them

for as unpink a girl as i am

i love those red roses and pink roses

that lure me with their rough petals and

soft green thorns;

know that this winter

my sheets are perfect sheets and

that they know how cold it is and my bliss

is perfect because of my skin warm sheets

and my warm skin you-

here i come

again

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