Ghosts of authorities. All
one and all not-one. Mermaids and
dragons, goat-footed Pans, statues
that move without contact. The structure
of the cosmos and the
structure of Greek
logic both distant as
the moon. Some symbols intelligible
only to the gods. A last
something. Let me put this finally
in your hands. Disintegration, if
on all levels at once, is
positive. It's touch and go.
Gifts are brief, unaccountable.
Marilyn Hacker
ADULT ENTERTAINMENT
Agreed: familiarity breeds
confusion; cautious consistency is better.
You would be harried; I (and she) be hurt.
Sane speaking distance is safest and best.
Under an academic tweed
jacket, over a secondhand Shetland sweater,
a cotton jersey and an undershirt,
your naked hand welcomes my naked breast.
