I lay in bed

by Marie Kazalia

all afternoon
reading Proust
get up, go to the fridge for some Coke
back in bed, read a little
drink some from the plastic bottle
place it on the floor so it won’t spill
absentmindedly go back to the fridge
grab a bottle of peach Snapple
and a plastic bottle of pure spring water
(or  so it said on the label)
both on the floor beside me too
back in bed reading
my lover knocks, I let him in--
he sits in my swivel desk chair
eyes on the 3 bottles on the floor
next to my bed
saying nothing at first
then flips over into his paranoid side
accuses me of having sex with 2 men
last nite--
“why do you say that? I ask
he sorts thru his nose
asks me if I think he’s stupid
says there are 3 drink bottles
next to your bed...implying...
“How do you know it wasn’t 3 women”
I teasingly joked with him
but he was serious--

"But shit, the orgasm was real for me anyway...

by Marie Kazalia

he/she fucked me strapped-on
a hard plastic dildo
sliding on artificially flavored lube
musta caused the latex condom
to pop--
cuz now I’m pregnant
with a plastic baby doll
I’m gonna give up for adoption
to Matell toys incorporated
my breasts full now
with artificial creamer
runny mucus dripping from my nose
into my instant coffee--
artificial sweetener
he/she--my lover--born male---
but after a sex change operation
hadda get our marriage license
outta vending machine
sign with orange crayola
sealed with a Mickey Mouse sticker
his/her orgasm forever locked inside

About the Author

Marie Kazalia was born in Toledo, Ohio, but has lived her adult life primarily on the West Coast and in San Francisco, with the exception of 4 expatriate years in the Asian countries of Japan, India, and China.  Marie has a BFA degree from California College of Arts and Crafts.  Marie Kazali’s book of poems entitled Erratic Sleep in a Cold Hotel was published by Phony Lid Books (http://www.phonylid.com).  Marie Kazalia also has two mini-chapbooks published by and available from CC Marimbo, PO Box 933, Berkeley, CA 94701-0933 entitled All-Purpose Tragedy and Megalopolis.  Marie’s new chapbook titles in 2004: Blue Language, Disgusting Similarities, Big City Savvy, and Tales of the Female Urban Monk of the 21^st Century are available from the author.

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