But What is Man’s Nature?

          But What is Man’s Nature?

The poet’s lofty principle about

The buggering of boys’ butts was plain.

When physical with guys, his only shout

Was, “Follow nature.”  Poets should refrain

From filling holes not meant for making kids.

A woman’s hairy hole was what God made

For hard ons.  Later Freud would learn that Ids

Have other thoughts more like a thrusting spade.

But Rupert beat him to that finding.  Brooke

Decided principles were only that:

He had young Denham over and then shook

His nether hole with Rupert’s lunging splat.

  High-mindedness is very, very well

    Until your cock begins to ache and swell.

Phillip Whidden