To be longed for and to long

Why must a woman flaunt her beauty,

Even after having secured her mate

If at all that was her strategy,

And why must she still pursue it

Though not at all to procure one,

And carry it past menopause

When her cyclic urge settles down?

Why must a man long for a woman,

Even after having hooked his mate

If at all that was his acumen,

And why must he still sustain it

Though not at all to replace the one,

And carry it past his menopause

When he is rendered as a straw?

Being longed for is her pleasure;

Being worth the longing is his pleasure.

23.09.2003