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On Being Careful What You Wish For
by Chris Sorrenti
all their years spent yearning
for intimate fantasies realized
when one day offered the opportunity
they didn't have to think
happily carted off
to a pornographic palace
wined and dined with the best
in the business of doing the dirty
then after an hour or so of digestion
conversation and chemistry
summoned before the cameras
that never sleep
all manner of position combination
props and partners explored
some dreams fulfilled
beyond a doubt
while others quickly evaporating
before reality's floodlight
© 1991
Revised © 2010, 2019
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03/18/2010 Posted on 03/19/2010
Copyright © 2024 Chris Sorrenti
| Member Comments on this Poem |
| Posted by Gregory O'Neill on 03/19/10 at 05:11 AM ...I would chance to say perhaps, "easy come, easy go"....but that is not quite enough. Maybe, that there is only misfortune in not being loved; but surely there is misery in not loving. A fascinating write, indeed. So, we try. Thanks. |
| Posted by Julie Adams on 03/19/10 at 11:16 AM I love what you have encased in this piece, the allure of fantasy, opportunity, and realization...ur words are choice, ur delivery superb, ur imagery brimming...kudos, Chris, lovely to read you again, peace, jewels xoxox |
| Posted by Gabriel Ricard on 03/19/10 at 02:34 PM I've missed this kind of perspective. Clever as hell and wonderfully written. |
| Posted by Quentin S Clingerman on 03/20/10 at 01:44 AM Most appropriate title! |
| Posted by Joan Serratelli on 03/20/10 at 06:04 PM A new spin on an old saying- cleverly written. Absolutely brilliant- thank you! |
| Posted by Shossana Dreyfus on 03/21/10 at 06:59 AM Wow ... San Fernando valley?? Sherman Oaks perhaps?? Very, very good! |
| Posted by Lori Blair on 12/05/11 at 11:37 PM Excellent Chris! and most of us can relate in some realm..:) |
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