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Comfort Zones
Tom Vanderman
You are being watched
looked at
the object of gazes
gawked at
pointed to
probed
How does this feel to you
man?
Do you feel like the women
you open doors for
to look
at their asses
whose eyes you meet
for a cursory glance
before moving southward
pulled by the gravity
of your baseness?
Now here you are
so very far
from zones of comfort
out of range
of your home
They hold hands like you
but not like you
Steal a kiss as you may
but not as you would
Whisper “I love you” to someone
not anyone you would know
What shall we do then
with this new knowledge
this secret
space?
“As long as they just keep it
to themselves
and don’t flaunt that
lifestyle
in front of me.”
Here’s hoping you encounter
nothing but clever women
who make that choice
to keep it to themselves.
