Kill the Pirates.

Kill the Pirates.

 

We are lost boys

We are virgins

We are lovers

In our eyes we hold still the innocence of lust

The girls that kill the pirates

We chase

In their hands

We climb

Limbs quivering

Carried into a room

Dimmed to the scent of nectarines

We bite the silver

That lines their thighs

And blame it on our wild hearts

Reviews

[Ed Hart]

having been both a lost boy and a pirate (though never a virgin), I say hoist the jolly roger and give the girls some gum drops...well done, and then some...

[KUFU]

Avas ye scurvy naives!!! Scoundrels and wenches for everyone!!! HURRAH! HURRAH! HURRAH!!
Emily Burns sent me here and I am glad she did. This poem starts-off all sweet with intimations of virgins and lost boys, but this poem is pure aggression on several levels. From frivolity to sex! and I like it!! NICE!

[Collect-Eye]

this poem makes me feel dirty..I must bathe now..though I doubt it will help.

[Emily B]

This is amazing. Absolutely innocent and wide-eyed and wonderful. It's an instant favorite. One to come back to on wild heart days.

[W.k.kortas]

I love this poem, and I haven't a clue why.