Anonymous
Karyn Indursky
Frosted honey wheat tendrils
slap against royal purple
buttons on her crew neck sweater
while cellar gray eyes laugh
when slithering black snake patterned
pants slide down its huge neck
like a child's Slip-N-Slide
on its algae green scales
mixed with pinks, purples, blues
for mysteriously hypnotic beauty
before bare feet climb back on
and arms wrap around its neck
to hold on as they dip into
lukewarm Atlantis blue water
until sunset removes zesty energy
from both of them after hours
blissfully spent playing together as
blind friendship links her to this
sea monster.