Milk from a Sea~Cow !! *~V8~*

*~*~ MILK FROM A SEACOW ~*~*
*~*~ a Dadaist Surrealism Poem of the 21st Century ~*~*

whispers in the tiki hut say that you Love me
palm trees wavin' in the sunset breeze
from the back deck faces pale detach from bodies
like a thousand moons floating on a tide of night

the smell of surf is so inviting
the lotion on your skin spins my mind
wild visions escape from the bonfire flames
being this close to you is a little bit frightening

your laughter sounds like chorus singing
the shadows move with the rhythm of your heart
chanting sea things hide in the dark waves
you watch me from the corner of your eye

you and the other girls went for a walk
your arm touched mine as you passed
I watched the bottoms of your feet in the distance
the firelight cast them into pink flickers brazen glory

I want to go with you
I want us to walk together down the beach
to a quiet lagoon aglow in star~beams
the nocturnal creatures closer just the two of us

sand and shells and cosmic purple shimmer
coral aqua in the depths of space and time
my strongest need is an octopus comet
I must touch you, kiss you, look deepest in your eyes

the strings of your bikini hang loosely
the ocean rises into the zodiac
acceptance from you is beyond my imagination
my soul is twisted into a conch pretzel wanting you

the calypso drums are pounding
lips move all around me as if in prayer
I can't hear what they are saying
you and the others are toeing the sea~foam

undercurrents flow for a moment out of fog
moving in from the salty sea
bring you close for a chance encounter
in the brine of missed opportunity closed tight clam

you and the other girls hold hands in a seance
I want to join in, but fear unwelcome
summer's storm I know you invite me
yet a hermit with driftwood I keep distant

a starfish, a dolphin, I don't know what secrets hide
in the deep, dark, midnight blue sea
trapped in a tide~pool desperation
did I see a mermaid, was that you?