Imitations in Peach

You're  a peach, he says
in his best Gary Grant imitation.  
Hair combed just so.  
White dinner jacket.  
Black tie.  
His gift of faux pearls dangling
from perfectly manicured nails.

He watches old movies, pretends
he's DeNiro, Redford, Astair.
Once, after watching Rocky, he tossed
me around, then wrapped me in bandages,
Frankenstein whirring ominously
in black and white on the telly.

I like his Mr. Ed the best.  
I get to ride on his back,  
feed him bad apples,  
slap him hard on the rear 
while he bucks, shimmies  
and guffaws with delight.

Pris Campbell
©2004


Art: Dressed to Kill by Jack Vettrianno
  found in Allposters.com

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