“Play it again.”
A bulbous speaker
pulses on the side
of your plastic-coated
shower man cave.
Makes the droplets
wiggle and giggle
as they sloppily glide
down your backside.
We scrub the whole time
Bowie blasts,
“Let’s Dance!”
Chatting away the chaffing.
Pausing to scrub and sway
like pumice stone friends.
I never look below to see
where the sound of this song playing
on the radio might actually go.
You ask if I want a shave?
It’s personal grooming
before the blooming.
Trembling like a flower
I let you lather.
Your hips hinge back
invading the empty space
with twin white disks of moonlight.
Color lights up my face,
the blade is bold
for fear tonight is all.
Then, your fingers dance.
Artful body barber
you sway and trace
and just dance.
While all I can say is,
“Play it again.”
Yard Sale of Thoughts 
Everybody seems to love Bowie. He was amazing.
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I have many Bowie memories, but maybe not all for sharing. Is this poem to much reveal? You can be honest.
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No it is fine. But I envy your memories! Your prose, as you say, is very dark btw – I skimmed through it quickly before but plan on reading it properly tonight.
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These silly memories are not enviable. Just strange moments attached to song. This one in particular was odd and always stood out for me. Yes, the magazine–3 elements likes the dark side of things, but I do want the piece to be accessible. Thanks for reading it.
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I see it as playfully erotic 🙂
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Thank you, John. Don’t think my racier material goes over very well at the yard sale…at least not yet . People don’t seem to like my takes on intimacy. 🤣
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it can be tricky, I know: introduce it in small dosed might be the answer 🙂
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[…] “Let’s Dance” I wrote when David Bowie passed in 2016 as reflection of his musical influence. […]
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I think with eroticism, less is often more, and with this I think you got the balance right. That is only my humble opinion of course! Others will no doubt feel different!
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That’s so kind of you to say. I felt really ‘exposed’ with this one in the sense no one seemed to want to like or comment. I’m glad you found it tasteful enough, friend. Thank you.
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That is very honest. I would feel uncomfortable with anything more explicit, but that is probably an age or generational thing.🙂
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