_____by Teri N. Jones

What 's a lover to you?
The money bags,
rent due today
car drivin' dude
in a three piece suit.

OR...
The too good to be true,
boy next door,
bookworm who says
"NO" to drugs.

OR MAYBE...
The roughneck kid,
sportin' a gold tooth,
hangin' on the corner
with his homeboys,
shootin' dice.

NAH, I KNOW...
It's that fine piece of artwork
standin' on the corner,
waitin' for a cab,
smellin' fresh and clean
with a honey-colored complexion made for lickin'
and a softness made for touchin'.
Look at that beauty.
The way it moves with grace,
walkin' with pride written all over.

MY, MY, MY.
What a WOMAN!

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