Poems, Not Porn
by Gavin S. Lambert
In our bathroom,
In the cabinet under the sink,
There are poems, not porn.
To me, while going is the best time
For reading poetry. I bring to it a
Special kind of concentration, one
That only comes when nature calls.
Right now, right under my wife’s
People, or Us, is my copy of The
Owner of the House. A funny jux-
Taposition that speaks volumes of
The owners of this house.
GAVIN S. LAMBERT has had fiction appear most recently in Segue, The Externailst, and Poor Mojo's Almanac(k). He was also a "Top 25 winner" in Glimmer Train’s winter 06/07 Very Short Fiction Award. His poetry has appeared in "remark.", The Orange Room Review, Haggard and Halloo, The Adirondack Review, and Dead Mule. He lives in Northeast Florida with his wife and daughter, where he works in a library.
In our bathroom,
In the cabinet under the sink,
There are poems, not porn.
To me, while going is the best time
For reading poetry. I bring to it a
Special kind of concentration, one
That only comes when nature calls.
Right now, right under my wife’s
People, or Us, is my copy of The
Owner of the House. A funny jux-
Taposition that speaks volumes of
The owners of this house.
GAVIN S. LAMBERT has had fiction appear most recently in Segue, The Externailst, and Poor Mojo's Almanac(k). He was also a "Top 25 winner" in Glimmer Train’s winter 06/07 Very Short Fiction Award. His poetry has appeared in "remark.", The Orange Room Review, Haggard and Halloo, The Adirondack Review, and Dead Mule. He lives in Northeast Florida with his wife and daughter, where he works in a library.
