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**published in The Shinnery Review 2000, Abilene, TX
Sweet Soft Skin
Sometimes
when i close my eyes,
i imagine a girl
instead of a boy.
she is not very beautiful,
but she is soft
and sexy…
so i open my eyes
and
blink.
-try again-
this time i got a boy
and he is tough
and sexy…
but sometimes i wish
he could be softer.
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