Stone Wings
for H.D.

her legs are lean,
her breasts weigh down
weigh much

more than enough
for babies galore,
for however many men

even if not all at once
she’s had several children,
several men

sucking, pulling on her nipples
dragging them down
along with gravity

pulling on a penis, jerking on it
does this lengthen it

does this
lengthen
or shorten
life


© Obediah Michael Smith, 2008
6:59 p.m. 22.02.08