You're an animal

from Loudmouth: Page and Pub Poems by Michael Botur

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You’re An Animal

You are an animal. Hold that head erect – and the rest.
You domesticated your dog to show him who’s on top.
Cause Jane Goodall woulda put you on a pedestal
Punch your dad. Let that diaphragm
vibrate with bass. Your taste
buds need gristle, grease and meat
Seize a tarakihi from the sea. Waste some ducks with a shotty. Skin something cuddly. Be manly.
You gots to squat, to heft, to benchpress to impress your musk
In the nose of your chosen sex
Throw her over your shoulder, take her home,
Chain her to your bed
Moan like a monkey while she
plucks your blackheads.

Get out on the prowl. Get out your pheromone cologne and spray
Suck your gut, flex them pecs. Grunt and beat your chest
You’ll pollinate any ho just so’s your bros can know.
In Rhinos, in Morrisseys, on Queen Street, wide sashaying hips and pert tits and perfect skin
make your instinct to mate come awake
You gots ta strut. Youuuu are a peacock with feathers designed by Hallensteins
Looking for the one with chromosomes double-X to protect while she warms your nest
Keep that sensitivity hidden so you can fit in,
Show your strength with a Holden. Hold doors open for women.

Cause you’re an animal, and there is a subtext to every inter-primate handshake
you evaluate the other guy’s might, how square’s his jaw, his BMI, his height divided by weight. You picture yous two in a cockfight.
Your blood bubbles when some cub, some personal trainer who can’t even grow a mane tries to get a piece of your wife.
Bro: kick that lion cub aside. Protect your pride.

Cause the species tree gives man an exclusive limb,
And Darwin said you are superior to specimens
with specs and braces and pacemakers.
You’re a man.
Over animals and women, you’re sure you have dominion.

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from Loudmouth: Page and Pub Poems, released March 7, 2021

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Michael Botur Whangarei, New Zealand

Michael Botur is a New Zealand poet and fiction writer of European heritage. He is author of ten books and has won a bunch of bigshot writing awards.
'Loudmouth: Page and Pub Poems' collects 15 years of spoken word verse from one of NZ's most dynamic young poets. Perfect for anyone who loves the personal mixed w the political, a little bit of hip hop and plenty of attitude.
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