ABOUT WOMEN

A WOMAN AND HER MAN.

Clark has got it all
Wrong about women,
And you being a woman
Know this, but being in

Love with the guy you let
Him think his knowledge
Is good and on the ball,
But underneath you think,

One day, Clark, you’re
Going to find out just how
Wrong you are, and sitting
Back smoking the cigarette,

Watching him trying to open
Up an orange, you wonder
How it is that men have got
This far in evolution without

Knowing the essence of women,
Without quite grasping the facts
Of the so called weaker sex,
Without delving into the core

Of the female psyche. Clark
Peels the orange like an ape,
The back of his hairy hand wipes
His mouth, his tongue hangs out

In concentration, the orange
Peeled and broken into small neat
Segments is offered to you with
The same degree of seriousness

That he produced on hearing the
News of the JFK assassination
Back in 63 looking up from you
In the process of copulation and

Staring at the radio as the words
One by one filled the heated room,
Each word punching home a sense
Of dark gloom. Clark’s got it wrong

About women, but he did peel the
Large orange ok, what more can a
Girl ask for, you muse, what more
Can a girl in love with a man say?

Reviews

[NSisifo]

I've missed your insight. You probably know women better than most know themselves.

"Clark's got it wrong/About women, but he did peel the/Large orange ok"

Because that's all we need, is a guy that can peel a large orange with a hairy hand.
I love it.