Nekutai, Nekutai

Nekutai, Nekutai
Pretty little phallus
hanging limp
from my neck
sign of an impotent man

Nekutai, Nekutai
Everyman can wear you
strangling
uncomfortable
sign of a civilized man

Nekutai, Nekutai
a politician's must-wear
neatly tucked
into a jacket
sign of integrity

Nekutai, Nekutai
Living in Hawaii it is strange
to see pictures
of men wearing ties
signpost of western civ

Honolulu, April 15th, 1999.