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You asked how much?

You asked how much they could
Sell the wood
For (always assuming that they wish to sell)?
How easy it is to tell
That you are a man of pounds, shillings and pence,
With a sense
Of the price of art,
Though I fancy I hear an abacus click,
Where should beat your heart.

Inert

Who is the guilty one?
As the night went on
They both drank to excess.
Her dress
Was short
And her lipstick red, as the quilt On the bed,
when he brought her home
Alone.

Did she say “no or yes”?
A short dress
Is not an invitation
And a man’s anticipation
Is no excuse
For abuse.

Friends saw her flirt,
But she lay inert
On the quilt.
Who wilt
Judge their guilt?

I Stood Aside

I stood aside, allowing him to pass,
Along the woodland path.
“Thank you” he said.

I

Dordled,

Allowing

Him

To

Get

Well

Ahead.

 

I seek the company of men
When in the mood
For repartee,
But why do they intrude
On sky,
And tree
And me?