She States Her Case

She states her case in terms of culture

Defines the day in a tenuous tone of color

For which there are no known names

And associates her womanly prowess and

Femininity akin to the way in which

Tennis stars rank their world standings

Although no one could know this just

By being inside the sphere of her hold

I, on the other hand, say what I wish for

Not what I mean, take meanings the way

Most people take aspirin for a hangover and

Grip the awareness of my masculinity the way

A dancer must reach for his partner, the sheer

Synchronicity of movement dictating its necessity –

Then move outward from this point to

A realm I can only call the Hall Of My Own Undoing . . .