the fourth leg of an unused kitchen table (2009)

not every man is not a pervert
in the positive sense of the word
some somewhere along the line may get bored
of spooning with the girl that calls him "sweetie"

but not me, i like my spooning PG
crawl up under the blanket with a book of poetry
condoms on the night stand, listening to her breath
knowing that the thick walls beg for a girl to be screaming

maybe it's because i haven't felt love in months
but i miss a girlfriend's fragile touch like i miss comcast cable
the fourth leg of an unused kitchen table
and the olympic dreams of a middle-aged chinese gymnast