Wild Orchid

I wanna live in the Ponderosa Hotel
Above the Wild Orchid
With a mystery belle
We’ll unburden our hearts
Of clothing & doubt
Whatever it is is what it’s about

We’ll sow what we sleep
We’ll weep in the nude
Nary a nightmare will ever intrude
On our delicate pleasures
And our feathers will float
Like the hand of a ghost
Above the skin of our throat

Oh mythical kitten, do you exist?
I’ve searched for the motive behind your criminal kiss
The shimmering promise that barely conceals
The naked heart that kills what it steals

I wanna live in the Ponderosa Hotel
Above the Wild Orchid
With a mystery belle
She’ll mask her true heart
Behind a veil of lies
Are you up to the task
Of seeing through her disguise?

© Nathan Payne
December 2015-January 2016