How to Make Love to a Woman

First you must alchemize desire into love
by changing molten lead into gold
(this will take a little practice,
some lying, and a sleight of hand).

Remember, she knows the lips of her closed doors
hide the generous delights you cannot resist,
that you need to return to, to open, to come
into again and again, till you come apart.

Let her know it is her face that draws you,
it is the face her face makes when you
cup with your hand the round mound that
parts her, far below her face.

If her intelligence is important to her you
will have to seduce her intellect's heart.
If not your responsibility will increase
to insure, solely, her heart's desire.

If she is a poet she will be taking notes.
If she is not a poet
your peril will increase,
she will be entirely there.

This is not a
class you can audit.
She is not a substitute teacher.
You are going to be graded.

Do not quote from the Bible
or have one on your bedstand
and do not mention
free introductory offer.

Reinforce her naive belief that
it's easy to have a penis,
that its prime virtue is patience.
that it's not a fire engine going to a fire.

Expose your jugular
(before your penis)
and let her be on top
to show submission.

When you enter her do not tremble,
she knows your fear but
does not want to see it right now,
or have you quote the poems of ‘Rumi’ or ‘Mary Oliver.’

Do not begin till desire's
thick truth is stronger
than fear or shame,
it's intention firm.