Black Velveteen

let me velvet, velour
& wool you & voile
you in nylon love

let me brocade

bouclé & batiste
you & sateen you
in fields of chenille

i’ll fleece & zephyr

you in shades of
chiffon, cashmere
and crèpe de chine

i’ll bombarzine you
in organza whispers
in bobbinet wishes

& fishnet delight

in silken nights
shantung sighs
crinoline blisses
& zibeline heights

i’ll marquisette you

neoprene & plissé you
mousseline & lamé you

(persuade you in latex)

i’ll flannel & lace you
teddy & suede you

till you grenadine to
the zorbeez of duende