By LindaAnn LoSchiavo
Copyright ©2024
Three penises helped launch me, fired up
An urge to conquer new worlds, see how far
I'd get before my mirth got flat. The first
Was Nina — small, sweet hemophiliac
Type penis, easily bruised by contact
With too sharp questions, eager to avoid
Dismantling what hung there billowing.
The Pinta, more substantial, came around Imagining the lives it could lead astray.
This compass of my heart put spin on things,
Propelled me into catastrophic waves.
The Santa Maria made distinctions
Appear much larger, and deserved its new
Name: Morning Glory, working muscles I
Had never thought to think about. These three
Inspired me to higher standards — more
Than oceanic orgasms. I'll fund
Titanic quests, determined to procure
A place for "Venus envy," another use
For "penis" as extended metaphor.
About LindaAnn LoSchiav:
A native New Yorker, Elgin Award winner LindaAnn LoSchiavo is a member of British Fantasy Society, HWA, SFPA, and The Dramatists Guild. Current books: "Messengers of the Macabre," "Apprenticed to the Night," "Vampire Ventures."
Forthcoming: "Cancer Courts My Mother" (Penumbra, May 2024) and “Always Haunted: Hallowe’en Poems” (Wild Ink, October 2024).
Seeking a home for an oven-ready erotic poetry chapbook "Eros and His Entourage."
Twitter: @Mae_Westside
YouTube: LindaAnn Literary: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHm1NZIlTZybLTFA44wwdfg
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