chagall backdrop

The allure of her
is a purr and a tickle

my lines are longer
more graceful than hers

speaking bodies now,
not words

the enchanted dance
on rough floors

atop tables
in vain flamenco

my how she’s skilled
the art of castanet

hips like pistons
thrust like bayonets

in smoky rooms
silken powdered hands

draw tatted curtains
free from clinging

bodies static
electric

small sparks of blue
light in the dark

under covers
purr and allure

© Carlos Chagall, 2013