The American Poetry Review

SEVEN POEMS

Bottoms

Yoko Ono respected asses
up close, a complete backdrop
flooding the camera.
The ass as a form.

A form with four sections
seemingly simple to draw,
as when a child is asked to fold
construction paper into four squares

and asymmetry ensues.
When in motion, we notice
how they tip up and down.
Yours are like two globes.

Your words not mine!And it’s a perfect description.That you see your ownso fully, I must confess, is hot

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