A Rich Man’s Play
thing
MARISSA COHEN
--Based on Sir Eduardo Paolozzi’s “I Was a Rich Man’s Plaything”
Lady in a red dress
spread-eagled on a fighter jet
bombshell brunette in hair net
girdled and stuck hot
on the stove top — she even
Screams While You Watch
keep ‘em coming, yes
panty-hosed sin in he els
oh my yes confess we
fight on the washing machine
friendly fire on floor tiles
we wrap back in cellophane
mushroom clouds of smoke
finger-cut rims of canned
Spam H ormel Foods Luncheon Meat
coffee-grind Yeswecan into
rolled-up sleeves of biscuit
doughboys to elroys pass
mustard gas pepper spray
bottle rockets in the icebox
lipstick stain handguns
shoot sweet-syrup cherry
bombs to serve at home
egg-beat 1 Tbsp oil
Imperial Sugar, a Bag
Full of Recipes
ex-mistress straddled on
missiles move men to
make america
pie