STRIPTEASING

WE CAME
WE SAW
WE HEARD
BUT NEVER FELT.
THEN,
HE SAID, SHE SAID,
THEY SAID, WE SAID
EVERYONE SAID
AND WE THOUGHT
AND WE TOUCHED
AND WE REALIZED
LAYER AFTER LAYER
WE UNPELL LIKE ONIONS
MAYBE SHED A TEAR
MAYBE WEAR A SILLY GRIN
AND NATURE BEGINS TO UNDRESS
THE GREEN LEAVES OF SUMMER
TURNS YELLOW, RED AND GOLD
GENTLY WITH ELEGANCE, BIT BY BIT
FALLING FROM THE COLD
A DAZZLING STRIPTEASE ACT
CHEERS TO THE NAKEDNESS
OF THE HEART AND THE SOUL!

Roberto Nicolasora
Autumn at Krogerup Hojskole
October 6, 2009