The L Word

By the time I reached the end of this reclamation poem, I chortled.

You might say the word lesbian with a shudder, like there are cooties crawling up your back porch.

You might say the word lesbian like you're reading it out of a science textbook.

You might whisper the word lesbian because it's naughty.

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You might say the word lesbian like you're keeping dyke for your friends.

You might say the word lesbian like salt-water taffy.

You might say the world lesbian with shudder and say let's do it again, sweet pea.

Susan Holbrook. "Shudder" in Misled.

And so for day 1745
23.09.2011