Because he dreams of seeding the world with words
his eyes bite
She looks He looks away
He is snow-blind
from staring at her breasts
They make love
This is marked by asterisks
those gaps
disguised as stars
***
He thinks the future is a mouth
She invites him
into her apple
Erica Jong
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-ecological-apocalypse/
