A Poem about Catcalling
TIME AND PLACE
Sugar,
If you are passing in your car -
In the opposite direction
and you notice my silk black legs
my provocative hips and
the sunshine in my eyes,
and the mood takes you to -
comment
on my loveliness -
of course I will flirt and wave
behaving like you are my only true love.
I will shoot kisses through the air
and share
this fleeting intimacy.
If
you are passing
In your car -
in the opposite
direction.
But -
If it’s late.
If I have missed the last bus
and, in desperation
I am rabbit-darting home
If it’s dark
and
cold
and there’s dampness in the air
and the ghosts of the day just passed
whisper warnings.
If you come driving by,
Aretha Franklin in your ears
protected by the
warmth and speed of -
your metal love
If you
see me
and opportunity springs to mind…
don’t stop mister
just don’t stop.
by a-dZiko Simba
from the Virago Book of Wicked Verse
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