Acknowledgment

Rapes and cheap thrills and
moans and deep shrills and…
squeals of delight?

Chil’ren of the night
and bitches and hos
and birds that crow
three times in a row,
do you know me?

Killin’s and ill-willin’s and
harsh feelin’s and purse stealin’s and…
poppin’ pills of ecstasy?

Chil’ren who next to me
and exec’s and their sec’s
and fed-ex
packages coming like cheap sex,
do you love me?

Copyright © 2005 Jacquii Cooke