Your fluttered hello
Brings every man in the room to his feet
dogs on point, attention focused on you.
Each ready, and more than willing
To grant your smallest wish
You are the absolute essence
Of fairytale femininity
Tiny, fragile, so very, very, pretty
And, yes, vulnerable
Red Riding-Hood, Gretel, Goldilocks -
The little girl lost in the woods
You set my teeth on edge