Janet Poem by Nassy Fesharaki

Janet

Older than her husband few years
-was very playful; needed sex
-sought charm and person to
-give her what he could not
-I became her victim

She arranged any game
-to put us together
-among them was chessboard
-cloth that she had laid
-on floor in the hall

Each of us…we and guests…
-had had shots of our wines
-were tipsy, lisping, talked

"Players must be two…"
-she chose me
-each of us on one side
- "Start at other edge, "
-opposite, face to face
-had to walk to other
-either blacks or the whites
-and across; diagonal

Finally, she and I entangled
-chest to chest, leg to leg
-to cross was one way
-sit…crawl…

My right leg between hers
-hers touched my genital
-obvious is the rest
-one juicy, one erect

And Johnson, her husband
-though drunk, unconscious
-silently was jealous

He, US officer
-had to act and behave
-Yankee is civilised!
-kept tongue shot

Hate of me was fire, as if hell
He waited…

The day came for picnic
-he chose it for revenge
-and I was unaware

Lines drawn, tracks set
-for persons with frogs
-could stand for the jump

I had no idea, first timer,
-knew not of frogs
-sociable, an ever smiling
-was easy to get one
-so, I did
-set it at "Start line"

One, two, three
-my frog went zigzag
-and I lost

Me?
Loser?
No!
Never!

Saw basket filled with them
-stole one? Or borrowed?
-then took my second chance
-with brand new frog,

I stood to start
-and this time I dropped
-the poor wet animal
-from height of meter

Feel sorry after years
-for hunted creature

Hurts falling from heights
-the frog ran and jumped
-as is with colonised and I won

My prize
-a bottle of red wine

Janet and her husband and myself
-sat close, were using same carpet
-Johnson had put grass on plate
-of my food,
-spaghetti with meat sauce

Metaphor's intention:
- "You are an animal! "

I lifted the plate
-smashed it in his face

He was a lieutenant
-and I was a cadet
-his ID, USA
-and mine was a Persian

I showed him in public
-without words; silently:
- "Take care of your household…
-…don't be fool with dreams…
-…you are of the same shit…
-…don't look down on others…"

Even now I repeat:
- "Hey racist, egoist and selfish…
-…whoever you may be…
-…I do not stand to hear you insulting…
-…open eyes and brain and ear, hear me…

Don't be wrong, I don't bow,
-risk my life
-I commit suicide…
-…if needed to teach you…
-…to defend dignity
-of myself and others' righteousness! "