Sex and Death
Can ghosts come back to life enough to sweat?
If so, what kind of perspiration could
Express itself on phantom skin? Cold, wet,
And smell-less, meaningless as balsa wood
Their armpit tufts would feel less clammy than
Flesh kissed on rigor mortis corpses. Their
Thighs, dry and cool as those of any man
Shaved clean for competition, must lack hair,
……………
Of course. Such follicles would be too close
To sexual, and specters must prevent
Themselves from memories of lust. No dose
Can be allowed that has a muscle’s scent.
..When wraiths consider us, these hauntings blench,
…. Recalling late nights, joy, and pubic stench.