chastity bush

revolutionary fist in the air
in the face of the mistakes of one night stands
and two day lays
and one heart loves
and two lip kisses
that misses the mark
each time

imaginary taps on the wrist
of the girls with the hips
who have seen more than
what is acceptable -
a number creeping up two hands -
damn the man who took a 9
and left bullethole crimes

an extraordinary risk
to sail the sea and walk the street
with picket signs and afro picks
exposed hiplines and floppy disks
of sickness and grime

so we rock a chastity bush
to hide the nooks and crannies
our panties can't
and make bets along the way

in vain

cause it takes more than
the threat of a little hair down there
(sometimes)
(c) 2008