Love Tanka #6
Of all the makeup,
apply lipstick first, red as
blood, let it illume
your dark cherry skin. A kiss
never tasted sweeter juice.
—Nortina

Written for Black Poetry Writing Month, 2017— a fortnight of “black” love poetry. Join the challenge and share your love poems today!
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Love the poem and the pic!!
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Yes, the pic is EVERYTHING! 🙂
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Nice poem Also nice to hear from you again, Nortina!
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Thanks! It’s been a while, but I’ve truly missed being able to write
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👍☺ And I have that MAC lipstick!
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