peppermint whispers
‘please’
her eyes defiant
I know she wants me
the way she cocked her head
licked her lips
beckoned me to the stairwell
her costume
revealing just enough to make me
curious
I knew she wanted it
so we tumbled upstairs
her breath sweet
with
peppermint Scnapps
our dance ended on the couch
in the guest room
her boots, her fishnet stockings
her tiny black thong
piled on the floor with own clothes
‘no’
peppermint’s whisper rings
spinning in my drunk brain
she’s small, easy to overpower
and now, she’s stopped kicking
stopped fighting
stopped struggling
why would she struggle?
I know she wanted me!
now she gets me.
she asked for it.
I saw it in those smoky eyes
I saw it!
that makes it okay, right?
right?!
those defiant eyes
spilling tears
still desire me (I think)
it’s okay
holding her still
tasting her flesh
‘stop’
peppermint whispers
I stop
god knows why I stop.
and I finally remember
‘no’
peppermint whispered
‘no’
nononofuckingno!
I roll away
sitting on the edge of the couch
I can’t look at her as she gathers
her clothes
desperately trying to remember
what mistake I almost made
and when the door closes
her scent lingers on the air
and I swear peppermint whispers thanks.
