After Betty Davis
Angie Spoto (University of Glasgow)
When I was his kitchen sink
I’d call the summer rain
When I was his apron string
I’d steep it in a tea
When I was his baseball seats
I’d send it down the drain
When I was his coffee pot
I’d keep it at a steam
When I was his Southside block
I’d cut nails neat
When I was his cotton sheets
I’d take my whiskey clean
When I was his steelworker
I’d build the bridges hot
When I was his Jupiter
I’d wash my hair, repeat
When I was his canine teeth
I’d call the shots, babe
I just wanna be your
Jackpot winner
Sunlight at sundown
Angostura bitters
Velcro shoes
Your
Single malt drink
Pacific Ocean current
Used brass ring
I just wanna be your
Virginia Woolf novel
Skeleton key
Stained glass bottle
When I call the shots, babe
you’d better follow
Angie Spoto is an American fiction writer and poet. She holds a dual Bachelor’s degree in creative writing and business management from Lake Forest College and is completing a doctoral degree in creative writing at the University of Glasgow.
