Crave

Dear Jesus,

Gerry didn't work out because Gerry didn't work. And after spending one night in complete darkness because pretty didn't pay the light bill, Gerry and I broke up and are no longer speaking.

Marshall wasn't a viable suitor because when he finally revealed himself to me, I found out that his breasts were larger than mine because he used to be a she. Marshall and I are no longer speaking.

Keith could have been the one. I met him at a taco stand and I was certain he was the It Man. He was beautiful, articulate, and one my favorite things on earth, employed. When I was in his presence he felt like the last man on earth. But on our first date I became extremely irritated by this simple fact: his wife kept paging him during our meal.

So, Jesus, I am down on my knees begging for mercy. I ask for an eligible, employed, nonviolent single man with no current wives or husbands who has more teeth than felony convictions to enter my world and escort me to the rest of my life. Amen.

---from Michael (a woman, craving her It Man)

Author: Darnella Ford
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Published: 03/18/2004
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.63lbs
Size: 8.14h x 5.52w x 0.84d
ISBN: 9780312304072

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 02/15/2004 pg. 1035
Ebony 04/01/2004 pg. 26
Romantic Times 03/01/2004 pg. 42 - Excellent
Qbr the Black Book Review 07/01/2004 pg. 44

About the Author

Darnella Ford is a Spoken Word artist and performs regularly in the Los Angeles area, where she lives. She is currently at work on her next novel.

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