The Bathroom Poet
Poem 21
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Kafein
1621 Chicago Ave.
Evanston, IL 60201
Ladies

 

 

TROMBONE

She wants to play his
Trombone
She wants to wail on it
Feel the slippery slide to grace
Delicately savoring
each note

because he knows how to

SWING

He can play that thing

She just wants to put her lips
Where his have been
Ignorant of the goodnight kiss
And ride to bliss
He shared with that good-looking, talented, smart wife of his
Hours ago
She wants to play his tromBONE
She wants to wail on it
She wants to taste his spit
She wants to have her breath mingle with his
She wants to play his trombone
Never knowing about his wife at home
Lying sandwiched between beautiful 10 toed perfect angel Babies aged two and not quite one-
She doesn’t care!
She wants to play his trombone!
While his wife breastfeeds
his little baby at home
and loses sleep over the unpaid phone
She wants to play his trom…BONE!

And the answer is…
NO!!!

 

Cathleen Schandelmeier
7-20-02

In reaction to: My husband, Peter’s story about the 20-something woman who wanted to play his trombone last night at the Penthouse Playboys Hog Head McDunna performance.