Tuesday, December 23, 2025

Susan Isla Tepper


BOY TOY 


It began with flattery

often the root cause

of trouble:

Those fluttering eyes

a compliment here

and there—and

Whammo! 

Sucked into a hornet’s  nest

before you know

what bit you.

Look out brother—

‘cause no amount of Calamine

is enough to erase that itch.


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