The Same Men

Asleep stirring-
something inside wrong with me
cannot wear shoes
must have hair
and nothing is
so very important
any-more.
When I
wake half-asleep
so much has not changed.
She's in love with the same men
all the time-
strong and tall and married to
somebody else.
Sweet sad men.
She loves this one's mouth,
the face around it,
the body below it,
the space around.
She eats his molecule,
then she puts her legs
one in front of the other
sexy and skimpy in the lowlight
walks away to another.
Pretends this one is tall and sad and strong and sweet;
it feels like anycat when you close your eyes.
Later in life, with the genders in the right place,
she can feel safe to say that
a tomcat is still just a man.