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PENIS ENVY
Poetry
by Michelle Cameron
The way you stand
braced, hands free
and then one single
shake and zip
well, who wouldn’t
envy that?
But then I see
my son unsure
how to deal with
shifting, sticking
a mental slap
to hands that
itch to handle
the start caught
unawares
and all the years ahead
the rise and point
the rush to hide
the evidence
a dog burying
the scratch and dirt
the backseat shuffle
the barnyard crow
the rising flag
that leads every Tom
or Harry around
by the yardstick
by the nose
So envy? No,
affection, sure,
a headlong and
lengthy, lingering caress,
but still, I’d rather
be the bulls eye
than the dart
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Michelle Cameron's poetry has appeared or is forthcoming in Riding the Meridian; 2River View; Samsara Quarterly; Stirring; The Paumanok Review; jerseyworks; and flashquake. Print and anthology credits include poetry in Lilith; LIPS; Uno; Midnight Mind; and The Paterson Literary Review.
Her poems were selected as "Editor’s Choice" in the 2002 Allen Ginsberg Contest, and Best of Stirring Year Three.
Michelle's first full-length book of poetry, "In the Shadow of the Globe" published by Lit Pot Press, Inc. was released in December, 2003, as part of the Literary Potpourri Poetry Series. More of Michelle's work can be seen on her web site at www.noretreat.org/mec/. She lives with her husband and children in New Jersey
She can be reached at
mcameron@imediainc.com
This piece was first published in INK
POT #2 - 2003, a literary journal.
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