Dinner for Two

by Emersyn Li 

Women belong in the kitchen,
where men don their white coats 

blue veins wrap
around a slender finger, 

bake at 350 for 20 minutes
marinate in wine  overnight
for best results 

their dresses are discarded
just in time for the appetizers; 

hand of housewife,
heart of whore 

both Served on porcelain platters
swirling around the room 

the merry-go-round won’t stop
until suppertime ends, 

the main course consists of
breast meat, thighs, & legs  

with filthy lips slicked in sauce
men  pick their teeth with the bones 

crying out for seconds,
before the first one is gone