JOHNMICHAEL SIMON POETRY

Head to head

or tail to tail

whichever way they do it

it’s heavy travail

 

Which is why

I suppose

in zoos and circus rings

they’re generally busy

with other things

 

I wonder if

they fantasize

about removing their tusks

or reducing their size

 

And if they’re dreamin’

or sometimes wishin’

that they could practice

the missionary position