Monday, May 10, 2021

Drew Pisarra

Zinc

You liked when I licked you from head to toe
but were totally freaked out by ass play.
In your mind, a gay guy could safely blow
a straight dude without turning that bro gay.
I realize these details tend to the crude
while set gender roles are become a joke
but years ago this was your attitude.
God how you laughed whenever I would choke.
But now the gag’s on you: You’re middle-aged,
your balls have dropped, your main gig’s as a clown.
You do balloon tricks for the underaged.
Your heart’s cold as brass. You pretend you’ve found
how to cope via corrosive humor.
Johnny are you queer? I heard a rumor.



Drew Pisarra is the author of the homoerotic sonnet cycle Infinity Standing Up (2019) published by Capturing Fire Press and the short story collection You're Pretty Gay slated for release by Chaffinch Press in 2021. A Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation grantee, he's currently working on The Strange Case of Nick M., a radio play commissioned by Imago Theatre.(Photo credit: Steven Burton c/o Cafe Royal Cultural Foundation)  

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