Interlocutor

When your interlocutor is a woman
who wants to know your mind
your great concern is that upon closer
examination that organ will appear

Small.

When your inquisitor is a man
he doesn’t ask questions because
with his tools he can find the scope
of your very large

Fear.

When the public sees you dance
in the moonlight alone
when its light is not your friend
they are struck by the size

Of your shadow-

Jeremy Nathan Marks lives near the geographic centre of North America. Read other articles by Jeremy.