Penis

I want a penis
I want to give bitch to it
so I can teach it to be nice.
Teach it to be gentle,
teach it how to love.
I want it to ejaculate itself on the floor
spread into the wood
and teach it how to be perfect history
without war and bloody hands
I want to wash it, dry it,
hang it out to dry on a sunny day.
I want to set it out on the window sill
have it look out at the flowers,
look to the sky and listen to the sound
of children’s laughter.
I want to introduce it to my friends,
have them pet it nicely, never being afraid.
I want my penis to feel the tears of women
and understand the cruelty of it’s nature.
I want my penis to be deaf, never listening
to the voices that define what it means to be a man.

–Diana May-Waldman