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It's called "Why A Scientist Makes a Better Lover Than A Poet."
Don't go at my love willy-nilly That isn't the way Have a plan To breach the beaches of my orgasm There must be a full on attack Technology more advanced than a pen is required
There are many approaches.
Come to me in the night and tangle me up A web of your own invention Success!
Come to me invisible And pour chemicals into my brain Success!
You could even try giving me flowers... But please explain (and don't use quatrains) The way the flower uses light to synthesize a meal
Or my favorite way-- Observe me such that you can predict my actions Know what I want Bend things up a little, so serendipitously "Coincidences" cause me to fall madly in love with you.
It's boring when you come to me in ellipses And it's painful when you use your penis like an exclamation point over and over It doesn't look good between these parentheses (I'm much more subtle.) And you'd probably miss the point of what is written there anyway Because a poet knows what he knows--and writes it
I find there is another type A discoverer A wanderer There is a type who knows what he knows--and wants more
I am not a muse, and I am not a statue to be admired I am not silent. and perfect. and completely lovely. I am not easily written about.
The pretension of the poet is lost on the scientist. While the poet makes declarations, the scientist quietly and patiently examines.
I would much rather lie facedown on cold steel to be pried and sampled. I would much rather know what the inside of my heart looks like than read about how it affects you. I would much rather be an experiment.
And poet, sweetheart, you just don't have the right equipment.
this poem is what got me on this website. its beautiful and just the right kind of dirty, but makes way more sense than anything else I've heard. poets are usless in this day and age. plus I happen to be becoming a cardiovascular surgeon so it gave me a perk.
wow, hehehe. the scientist likes to experiment while the poet just likes to talk.
thats what I got from the title, at least. but its good poem otherwise! nice use of words too! =D
