I was reading
a dirty, erotic poem—
well actually,
it was an environmental poem
but it became dirty
thru other people’s interpretation
“Dance in the Bush”
was the title
I moved through the crowd
towards a lovely young lady
She hugged me
and began to grind against me;
it was as close
to sex as you can get
with your zipper still up
I felt resistance was futile
so I made no attempt
to pull away from her
One hand still holding
the page with the poem
I was still reading
in breathier tones
and one hand
gliding along her back
up and down
waiting for the inevitable
knee to the groin
but the knee to the balls
never came
so I continued the poem
as she continued grinding
No resistance
till the end of the poem
and I walked back to the podium
as it slowly dawned on me
that I was probably get laid tonight
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