Seduction

Sister caught my eye from a distance...

She didn’t have a model’s looks

She wasn’t 36-24-36

But she walked like she owned the Earth

Put brothers beneath her feet

like the ground she walked upon

And when she stepped into the room

the music stopped

the men all paused

No, fuck that

the Earth stood still!

Sister was fine and she knew it

And when she looked into my eyes

they cast a spell like I’d never been under

Grabbed my heart and shook me like thunder

Now I wondered

Where she had come from

and where she was going...

I consulted the Mack Daddy rulebook

under the chapter of:

She’s so damn fine,

just can’t find the right words to say

...but there was no line I could use on this woman

I had to be straight up

let her know what I was feeling

So I took a deep breath

walked over to her

and this is what I said:

I never even saw you enter the room

I just felt your presence in this place

as the scent of your perfume

gently crept into my space

I feel the weight of your stare

You got me hooked girl with just one look

and if this be seduction

then surely sister, you wrote the book

I can see it in your eyes

a passion deep within your soul

How long has it been my love

since you had a man to take control?

Slow wine and fingertips

upon the small of your back

When we’re together, the very air we breathe

will be an aphrodisiac

If you be the glass

I’ll be the wine

If you be the wind

I’ll be the chime

If you be the poem

I’ll be the rhyme

If you be the six

I’ll be the nine

Whatever it takes girl to make you mine

I’m putting everything on the line

Gotta let you know right here and now

Never seen a motherfucker

So damn fine

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©Jacque

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