A Beautiful Mystery

this idea of sexiness is
a beautiful mystery
just like in baking or cooking
one element on its own –
flour,
water,
yeast,
salt,
sugar (well maybe this one
works on its own),
heat – doesn’t
do much to whet our appetite
but when combined by a master
we will salivate and swoon
as we indulge in the
culinary masterpiece

sexiness seems to work
the same way
one element by itself –
a smile that asks
the right questions,
a look that says yes-but
you need to earn it,
a confidence full of
teasing innuendo,
a body that moves in
ways that accentuate eroticism –
will have a certain appeal, but
when combined they make
an ordinary person become
like Eros or Aphrodite

yes – what a beautiful mystery!