don\'t linger on his body long
men have ways to distract you
from seeing age and lines
by using posture and position
to make themselves the star
when they\'re only another subject
concentrate inside his eyes
that\'s where they often hide
and if you can catch the hint
of hesitation or fear of ridicule
you have him by the heart
build his body to surround it
arrogance and thin hair
broken veins on an emerging nose
a hint of cataracts denied
built muscles under paper skin
rigid chest with wisps of grey
flaccidity between stick legs
reflected sheen on fragile thighs
buttock sag seen from behind
varicosity in duck-egg blue
concentrate inside his eyes
when you have him by the heart
his body builds around it
he is only another subject
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