Betty And Other Dreamers Poem by Raj Dronamraju

She swooned over blood on the sand
And bland handkerchief men
Sexless like GI Joe
Only want to hold hands and listen to her problems

And for Betty to read out to friends who live with cats
The minutes of coffee shop meetings as weekend high points
They would all shed their skins
Slither on their bellies for undeserved rewards

She felt faint at the thought of sensitive athletes
Using female products for smoother skin
Neuter out masculinity for gender fantasy
Tame shadow based nature and expect him to cook and buy you roses

And for Betty's friends who eat enough for three normal people
Leading fire escape lives that the hard up come across when they have no other choice
But to take the back stairs