Chagrin and Bare It

(Painting by Henry Scott Tuke)

Believe me,

I was gonna.

Lost my nerve

but not my

wanna.

No doubt,

it woulda

been funna:

swimmin’

bare ass naked,

we two.

I just could

not bare it.

Cold water

shrinks

my carrot;

which was

furrier than

a ferret,

if you only

knew.

Since then

I’ve been

shaven,

manscaped for

misbehavin’,

confident now

and cravin’

to go

skinny dippin’

with you.

~g

(Painting by Henry Scott Tuke)