A Profile of Power in Particular Places
by Christi Underdown
Pandora's pyramid of power
A pearl of pleasure and pain
A problem in protection
We ponder a pleasant party,
No more paralyzed or punished pelvises
playing the perfect Puritan puppet.
We no longer need to be
pardoned for our passions.
We refuse to be polite.
We will be pushy and
We will be political.
Perhaps a plan for perseverance will
prevent us from being pulled passively
to the position of
paupers and poverty
plainly because of our pussies.