Unfamiliar Skin
Caron Andregg
A girl ripe with wanting
Unfolds herself before you
Like a gift; the delicious
Surprise of unfamiliar skin
Startled by desire
Awake after long sleeping
Nimble fingers search
for the spots which unlock her
Tentatively touching
Like Asian Macaques
High in the Japanese alps
Who discover a hidden pool
Springfed and bubbling
Amidst the snow
Reach for the warmth
Then shy and run away
You find her not so much
Frightening as inexplicable
As those clever mountain monkeys
Over time learn to bathe
Daily in those steaming pools
Not from some innate fastidiousness
But because they find delight in it
So from halting exploration
You will come in time
To touch her for sheer joy.
