this was written in lieu of a hot water bottle Hot water bottle
On days when it is giving shelter to a run of corpuscles jostling each other getting sqeezed out of my body on such days when my stomach is a benign shelter it shares the dignity of Mount Kailasa at Shiva's wedding, playing host to a zillion subterraneans crawling out of its innards in a continuing explosion of reptilian forms and odours flashing upon an outside for the first time. The air about the mountain is quietly opening its pores to take on the guest load. To stay still under performance could be the most essential nature of a stage. which is why my stomach protests rightly on days when it is a billowing tent in ripple the dome of an observatory and it feels the catch of a ignominous pair of trousers riding up below its arc a metal zipper dragging together two ends of cloth threatening to walk across its natural shape leaving footprints. my stomach will sulk the rest of the day. The sulks of mythical beings are not left over threads from the tailor's shop, floating in any slight breeze. They require seperate rooms, their sulks are corporeal things. I must push my legs against tables when i feel the stomach shrink from me, heave in offices, my blind fingers looking for ways to stretch convention moving under shawls, opening pant buttons, pushing at a zip, they slip in relief to a loose breast hanging in the wings they rest, feeling flesh, stroking mounds and dips before going lower wondering how a quick shot of masturbation might be managed in public, how only that might bring some relief __________________________________________ Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. Just $16.99/mo. or less. dsl.yahoo.com -- You are encouraged to post poetry, respond critically to the poems circulated and participate in discussions. To post, email your message to ZESTPoets@yahoogroups.com OR post online at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/post/ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ZESTPoets/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/