Irresistible, the con in the métro. She had loved watching him and would

Bare handed, Daniel
had strangled his
sister's husband for
punching her pregnant
belly. That was one
reason Georgette liked
Daniel. That and the
garden, they somehow
fit together.


His thighs, his thighs,

his thighs are monu-
mental; one thigh
takes her whole field
of vision. A close-up
of one thigh could
sustain her for a week.


After seeing him, the
yellow petals of the
hibiscus are transpa-
rent, the moss hangs in

rows of long curls, the
palm fronds splay
more openly.






Tiger Sharks eat tin
cans, turtles, people,
money. Their innards


always harbor sur-
prises. Now, Daniel
kills only for food.
When he eviscerates a
shark, she loves to watch.
His thighs, his thighs,
his powerful thighs
shift in his chair.

Georgette, first black
French movie queen.

Needed: a servant in
white wig to perform
degrading acts for
aristocrats.

His thighs shift, they

have given him more, her clothes, her
rings. Who deserves what? A capti-
vator ought to be covered with kisses.



Christy Sheffield Sanford, Copyright © 1996.