Big Mouth Poem by Jim Boone

Big Mouth & Sweaty Hands

Biggest mouth I've ever seen
biggest smile
promising, exciting, hungry
as sweaty hands pursue, expose
and prep the prey - then
that big mouth smiles
and drops down
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woooah!


How can anything so alarming
make my body react this way
why do they call him those names
while getting in line for the
momentary thrills he offers?

Biggest mouth I've ever seen
seductive
with the siren's tongue
always on the verge
always grateful
never unkind or mean. Hey, mister...
1955