POEM OF THE DAY BY THE DAVID "HANDSOME DUKE DEAL" SMITH

IF I HAD A CLIT

after Kathy Acker & William Carlos Williams

If I had a clit,

I would probably pierce it.

Hell, I would probably pierce it twice,

one for the button and one for the hood,

the metal pearls beating against each other,

with a Morse Code not known since Eden.

I would buy a vintage motorcycle,

a big one, like a Triumph Thunderbird

& ride it around town all day,

in all kinds of weather,

even the most violent,

guaranteeing lightening orgasms,

thunderous satisfaction.

If I had a clit,

I would share it with everyone.

It would feel good to me.

It would feel good

to me. It would feel

good to me.

-David Smith