a sexy pink

i'm bad with colors, really bad,

she says.

can pick me a pink

for my boudoir.

not salmon pink, or bubblegum

pink,

or the color of a pig,

but a sexy pink.

a soft

and alluring pink.

something that might catch

a man.

i roll my eyes, and sigh.

i go through the chart with her.

there's twenty seven pinks

to ponder.

tell me if something strikes

your fancy, i tell her, as i flip

through

the endless paper fan.