I’m a Bitch

There are men
in this country
who own gray

ties. This dog
is named after
your mother.

You named
this dog.
I’m a bitch, but

I’m also a cunt.
Some men think
I own too many

pants. What
can I say?
I like to walk

home.
My books are
at home.

Books are
an invention.
They help you

see your family
and hope.
It’s genius,

like me.
I can be
a genius

and still eat
my beans.
There are men

in this country
who hold
a knife like

a gavel and
a gun like
their wife.

I want to love
everyone, as
a saint would,

burned beyond
recognition,
but I just don’t

think I will.