Tuesday, April 03, 2007

For Chris!

I am a Woman.
I am an American.
It's better than Stealing.
(A Poem in Defense of Shopping).

Is desire a crime?
If so, you are complicit in mine.
It was you taught me how to want,
taught me to want things.

A love of things, instead of
intangibles.

Am I a cliche, an empty vessel,
just a woman who needs to be filled?
Am I vacuous?

Hmph. I think not.
It's woman, after all, who populates this earth. Fills it up.

My defense then?

Yes, it is better than stealing.
(Unless you don't get caught).

2 comments:

Jen said...

yes i see, you only posted twice! how funny! thanks for accepting my defense. just being silly really, not trying to put you in any place!!!
besides, i felt i had to rise to the occasion, seeing as you defended your manly haircut so well!

Jen said...

right, I'll grant you that!