the body

i think pale skin against dark hair is beautiful.
i think freckles on the cheeks are delightful.
i think skin like cocoa is enchanting.
i think curls against the neck are rapturous.
i think voluptuous hips are graceful.
i think long legs are poetic.
i think blue eyes are wistful; and brown eyes, i think they're soulful.
and grey eyes, i think they are melancholy; and green eyes, i think they are hopeful.
i love the body, and it's many forms--
the fat thighs, and slim necks, and the dark skin, and the soft lips.
the fleshy paleness of milky skin, and the tanned shoulders peaking out of dresses.
the bones of her knees and elbows, the luxury of her hair.
i love the body, the body of her--
the body of ancient mothers, pagan and wild.
naked, bare--that's the way i want to see you.