PREFERENCE

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Statuesque.

Beautiful.

Exotic.

High-maintenence.

Men from all quarters would

Slay each other to the death to

Get close enough to

She of milk-like pallor, shadow

Painted lips, shadow

Painted nails, flowing hair and

Garments that compliment her supple shape,

Fine-boned corset that embraces her

Ribs tightly, all black

As evening without stars.

Ready-made for a funeral wake,

Dressed to the nines for a boneyard stroll,

Coming to a nightclub dancefloor near you,

Aesthetically pleasing social anomaly.

Blue Blood Magazine cover girl.

The world is her runway

And all the paparazzi step out of the woodwork,

Eager for a glimpse and a taste of the

Pretty voodoo dolly, aloof

Siouxsie Sioux replica

Roaming in their midst.

 

Call it a fetish if you want to.

I call it a preference

For a certain kind of female.

Residue from my adolescence--

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