SEX AND ALL.

A YOUNG MAN AND A OLDER WOMAN IN 1973.

All you think about is sex
said Chana

she lay there
on her white sofa
wine glass half full
in her plump hand

not so
I said
I think about
other things as well

such as?

Philosophical subjects
the way society works
how deep is the ocean
and sex
I said

in that order?
she asked

not always
in that order

but I bet sex
is near the top end
isn't it?
she sipped her wine
and gazed at me

more the bottom end
I said

the Mahler was playing
in the background
on her Hi-Fi

do you write poems
about sex?

sometimes
I said
I sipped whiskey

she turned onto her back
and sipped more wine
what's the best sex
you've ever had? she said

the Mahler symphony ended
and silence came

the record's done
I said

what do you want now?
she said

how about the Delius
I brought you?

she sighed
and went to the Hi-Fi
and took off the Mahler
and put on the Delius LP
and then went back
to the sofa
and lay down again

is that all right?

her white
plump thighs spread

I liked how
the Delius began
soft and open
the flutes taking
the melody

sure
I said

there was a dimple
on her chin
and her blue eyes
were wide as oceans

all you think about is sex
she said

I gazed out
of the window
at the darkening night

I guess so
I said
I guess you're right.