A Poem That’s Been On My Mind Today

 This poem, by Marisa Crane, has been stuck in my head all day, so of course I have to share it with you all:

WHO IS THE BOY & WHO IS THE GIRL?

So glad you asked.  I am the great

White shark & she is the brilliant

Octopus & you are just as near-sighted

As the man on the street

Who complimented my muscular arms

Then reassured me that

I still look like a woman.

Listen, I sink my sharp teeth into the meat

Of her ass.  Her tentacles touch me in places

I hadn’t known existed.  It is a dual act

Of delicious discovery, & it is

None of your fucking business.