VEGETABLE SEX
Paul Weinman
Where his ear had been bitten
off - I mean, the whole thing -
he'd slice a pepper the long way
stick it there in flour paste.
We'd laugh, but some women
would nibble at it. Let him
rub their breasts as they did.
He'd stick green ones, red, yellow
...didn't seem to care which.
Or matter to those that teethed it.
He got sloppy, careless with age.
Took to using squash, eggplant
settles for a touch of elbow, wrist.