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A Reluctant Climax (PG13)
by Mainon A SchwartzI hate how you
................manipulate me with music
................especially the cliché variety
This says, cry
................this says, hold your breath
But I dont care
................enough to cooperate
I wonder if you
................treat your women this way
................dictating emotion, tick by tock
Not to be graphic
................but this is like oral sex
........................on the first date
........................without foreplay
................and you expect me to come
Your tongue is invasive
................too soggy, too flaccid
................I cant concentrate
I cant respond
................that quickly, that strongly
........................it irritates, it chafes
................more than it pleases
Youve tried angles
................of licking, sucking, teasing
................but Im more annoyed than aroused
Still, I recognize
................that youre making an effort
................and I might someday desire
................another attempt
So I suppose Ill fake
........................my enthusiasm
{Cue heroic music}
10/06/2003 Author's Note:
Sadly necessitated by a viewing of Makhmalbaf's The Cyclist
Posted on 10/06/2003
Copyright © 2024 Mainon A Schwartz
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Rachelle Howe on 10/06/03 at 05:14 PM the word play is definitely heroic and sublime. :) it's like oral sex, the more you tease, the more i get turned on. *GRIN!* well done! |
| Posted by Don Coffman on 10/07/03 at 07:49 PM Definitely an interesting read, the form is especially creative, methinks. You've very effectively conveyed that shallow feel of emotional manipulation that can come of uncaring relationships. So it's especially intriguing when coming across the line about wanting to try again someday, saying that we're all in it for ourselves at some point. |
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