Universal Girl

It’s true I flirt, 

with the universe mainly, 

but also with life, 

and people too. 

The other day I flicked my 

shiny, freshly washed and blow-dried hair over my shoulders,

I puckered my lips and tilted my hips, 

twirled my curls as I looked the universe right in the eye. 

‘It’s time,’ said the Universe.

‘For what?’ I replied, forefinger teasingly between my lips. 

‘For me to take you,’ the Universe continued. 

‘Too long have you presented yourself to me in such a way,

I find myself quivering in desire creating earthquakes that were never meant to be,

because of you.’ 

I look at the Universe, unsure of what is being asked.

‘I wish to rub you with my milky way,

give you the ring of Saturn, 

to open you up to the suns fire inside

as you trace your finger on my constellation of patterns. 

I wish to enter you, like you enter me. 

Alas, you are oblivious to your power. 

You separate yourself as you, 

and I shall seduce each of you hour by hour. 

I wrap myself around that finger between your lips 

and with my gravity pin you down,

like the speed of light, pleasure and fright 

you’ll squirm with delight on the starry ground.

Give me yourself, the you, the all, 

give it to me now, 

from this reality we will leave,

I’ll show you around my town.’ 

Always I had imagined I was ready, 

to become one with the all, 

to tumble and twirl 

be The Universal Girl, 

but I can’t, I’m not ready for the call. 

‘A rain check?’ I ask.

‘You earth girls are all the same, you want it all, 

and when it’s offered to on platter with a side of galaxy soup, 

you believe it’s still not enough. 

Earth girl, go. When you are ready, 

get in touch with Pluto.

For you, I will always be back.’ 

Reviews

[pia]

super unique stuff !!!
i loved the way you wrote this !!!

[wordman]

well you own the universe,they are eating at your feet

[Ardra]

wow... for sure you seem to have it all worked out..

very hot just like the sun... :)
enjoyed the glimpse of the universal flirting ;)

[andrew mitchell]

Loved this Elizabeth, of all your writes this is the one, the favourite of mine, so well written, so flirty, the battle of the sexes on a grand scale and mixed with images of Barbarella starring Jane Fonda.

[Einstein Noodle]

you are cheeky Ms. Universal Girl ..what fun ..what teasing ..how intimate ..i had such a chuckle with this one:
"‘I wish to rub you with my milky way," ... oh my! there was a natural quickening of the cadence after that line for me ;)
beautiful work with the metaphor ..and the real message so subtly played ... i have for a long time thought i was ready ...now i am not so sure ;)
E.

[KWP]

In my August Postcard Poetry Month (which I am doing now) my friend and I are doing call and response poems on TRAITS, we each chose 15 traits (for the 30 days of August) one of us writes a 'call' the other writes a response ... this was my response to the trait of FLIRTING .... now let me find hers for you ...

Flirting With Danger

He speaks the lost language of Tierra del Fuego,
wears t-shirts woven from the sweet dreams of sinners.

There is power to his stride
as he harbors dynamite in his muscles,
grace to his step
as the fuse offers salvation.

He rinses his mouth
with unabashed flirtation,
coating each spoken word
with appealing innuendo

Men want to be him.
Women want to have him.

But he is a warrior of conquest,
collecting hearts like scalps
in a box under the bed.


she really has a way with words ...

This is today's

her Call was on PLAY and this is her poem


Playing With Bombs

He inhales helium from a red balloon,
the girdle of gas cinching his vocal chords,
strangling his bass two octaves higher.

His laugh becomes reminiscent
of a vintage cartoon character,
boiled in vermouth,
trapped in the mountains of Tibet.

He summons forth chuckles.
maniacal laughter,
exhales them back
into the red latex sphere.

Soon he has a bouquet
of twenty-three balloons,
all of them red,
each filled with pleasure.

Riding his bicycle
to the barbed-wire barricade,
he floats them all free
over a nation held hostage.

Bullets assassinate all the balloons
as if they were hearts meant to be lost.
He smiles to himself as he bicycles away.
The laughter rains down. lasting for days.



and this was my response (written just now - very long day a bit weary - but we have to write one each day)


PLAY

The first time in a long time
gunshots cease
bombs run down to silence,
dust settles,
injured seek help.

The town empty
but for the few families
that had no choice but to stay.

Mother released the tight embrace
to prepare a meal,
from the tins and scraps,
not much longer could they last.

Venturing to the window view the little girl
to in the skyward view no clouds.
Only infinity out of reach.

Then, the pale blue palette
disrupted.

A bouquet of red balloons,
from beyond the wall,
drifted skyward,
reminding her of her father,
who every year gifted her red balloons
to match her age.

Many games to be had
with red balloons.
Bouncing, chasing, blowing, bobbing ….
deflating balls zipping through the air.

Today she can only watch the red balloons,
drifting into infinity,
hoping her father may scoop them up
and keep them waiting
’til next they meet,
and hope it’s a clear sky day.

[KWP]

oh and hey you - Thanks for reading Universal Girl - that was full of fun for me :D XXX Love Ya Work XXX

[Einstein Noodle]

she sure dose have a way with words ..some really fine phrasing and images .. flirting is great fun eh! and each of you presented such a unique and creative picture of Play .. i like how you picked up on the bombs part and went in a completely different direction .. and oh, hey!!! hugs my friend .. see you in class eh!?

[jacob erin-cilberto]

what a great metaphor here...to make love with the universe, or at least have that opportunity and then to feel overwhelmed...much like a virgin overwhelmed with the possibility of the first time....backing out...but will the guy still be willing later, or even available?
surely the milky way will...
j.

[KWP]

ah thanks Jacob, I had fun writing this and imagining what it would be like to be overtaken by the universe ...

[Davidgeo]

"I wish to rub you with my milky way"

It probably wasn't your intention but, that's one of the funniest lines I've read in quite some time. It's totally gonna get me laid this weekend.

[KWP]

haha I totally see it now and oh yeah, if you are seeing what I am seeing, things are gonna get messy ;) ...

[Davidgeo]

Ha... ya pervert.

[KWP]

..... well, yes .....