daddy dearest

she's attracted
to men in uniform.
strict men like daddy.
military men, or policemen.
men in trucks
with sirens
and ladders.
she likes the discipline
of the whistle,
the gun on a hip,
the club,
a pair of cuffs
and a badge.
she goes limp at
the sight of a blue
state trooper's light
spinning behind
her, asking her to pull
over.
for Halloween she
plays a felon
on the run, wanting
to be captured.