the Gospel according to Thomas: selections from the Gospel kris kahn

xi.

it’s true if i walk into the mall
i’ll see the bras you design propped
lazily on mannequins
whose bodies lack disdain
for realistic pro-
portions.

though if you open the pages of this
magazine, that one

i’ll be in there, baring all. per
haps even with some words / images to spare
on you.

i am not as nude as your mannequins
though i believe i am more
convincing in my

whatever it is i say to you
as you leave / as i leave

the evenings find their way into the walkways
of my day;

                    the robustness,
the erect nipples you run your
fingers over at work while
straightening your tie—

finger me. i never lie.

only with you     when i am horizontal.

do you see now our propaganda?

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