@ 27.055 MHz: Ad Astra; Araw, Naked Except For His 'OTC Sheers,' 1, A Sijo Sequence [ /;\ ] [NSFW]

Naked, except for his 'OTC sheers,' Araw stands before the

old, full length mirror. He feels the launch sequence approaching:  the

seven surges caused by powerful contractions of core muscles;


followed by waves of pleasure coursing through him and his knees nearly

buckle as he moans with exquisite satisfaction (not at all

inhibited by the prejudices of old prudes and haters).


Strings of his sweetstuff, released, become airborne for a moment

until they splash against the old mirror's reflective glass.  And all

the young male images, gathered through time by the mirror, applaud


Araw's beautiful e'lation as well as his innate and

homosexual beauty.  His head is still in the pleasure-spin,

as a couple of droplets of his sweetstuff, left over, emerge


to fall, glistening white, upon his black OTC sheers---a contrast

that merits preservation in verse:  this Sijo about a 

casual afternoon in an apartment in suburban Sokcho.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

The poem is ekphrastic and realistic.  "OTC sheers" is Araw's own term for his over-the-calf sheer socks, which are longer than crew socks, and highly appropriate for male to male intimacy.


The term "e'lation" is a euphemism.


The poem was certainly influenced by Constantine Cavafy's poem, "The Mirror In The Front Hall" (translated by Keeley and Sherrard).

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