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by Jennifer Van Buren can Johnny come out to play? no can Johnny come out no can no please no please okay okay okay f i n a l l y he is free but still no satisfaction, my anticipation extinguished he blurrrrrrrrrs past with a quick highfiveseeyalater girlfriend and knocks on the neighbor door with a pre-adolescent squeak can Jimmy come out to play and down they run to the all boys jungle maybe they will let me in if I share the secrets of loves baby soft sweet strawberry bonnie bell lipgloss oh how they long to try my glittered body lotion holly hobby training bra full satin slip lace trim confirmation white let them try on the skirts I lift to show them what is missing show them what god pulled from me to make them appear seduce them from their jars of bugs and digging that hole to china instead maybe they can find their way to where babies come from come play the game: boys will be girls and girls will be boys we trade parts they build me sticks and stones as we slide for home in a tie game of compromise ~ About the Author: Jennifer lives in Texas hill country with her husband and two sons. She is editor of the web-based journal, Mannequin Envy and more of her work can be found at mannequinenvy.wordpress.com. Email: jkvanburen@gmail.com |
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