Dionysus Pays a Visit                                         


            When Dionysus visited that morning
            At your bedside, unannounced

            In his business suit, with sparkling cufflinks 
            And a monogrammed white shirt,
            Fresh from a facial and a shoeshine,
            Ready to run his manicured appendages
            Along your spine

            I chalked it up, your shivering,
            To the immaculate appeal of power

            But surely he was capable enough
            Of loosening his tie
            Without your help


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             Emanuel E. García, Sojourns2014