I Once Knew A Man Poem by Patti Masterman

I once knew a man could seduce women
merely with some words he had made up
on the spur of the moment
I saw him do it once, and he was only showing me
what he was capable of doing- if he wanted to-
thank god he never really used it on me.

We will give up our bodies to the right combination
of words; but a locksmith with a thesaurus
can speak very little and still get the same result.

I used to have a switch-blade with all the vowel
sounds; and I could have opened any orifice at will:
but I was too naive to believe I could have that much power.