Ah! man’s coition

Ah! man’s coition,
How ironic, mocking, comic—
Man lying on top of woman

Man, the master of the world
Man, the great fighting cock
Subjugating her, dominating her

He triumphs cruelly
Entering her, making her obey
But the triumph is short

For a moment or two
Just enough for nature’s role
To wreck its havoc

The woman submits
Submits willingly
To make man suspicious of her

Submits easily
To him and to many others
The great whore she is

To fulfill her destiny.
But the moment
The child is born

She is through with him
He is finished
He can croak


Note: A rendition of a prose passage in
The World of Lawrence by Henry Miller