Blue Books

(on the difference between erotica and pornography)

He talks of need, always.
The loins are thrusting not because
the actors only see themselves,
but more because they see the need
reflected in the second pair of eyes.

This is why lovers in erotic fiction
are always looking wide open,
and always talking as they come,
telling stories in tandem
with one another. Reflecting fantasy.

And this is why pornography
is in comparison to junk,
a meal that feeds but nourishes just
enough to make you more hungry.