Men Too
Rent from DeepDyve- Men Too
Under your left nipple, something hard.The doctor gawks. It happens to men too,unhealthy flesh congeals andspews its microscopic seeds into the lymph.The face in the mirror blackens and disappears.A world without self, swingslike a hanged man from an endless noose.
The mammogram you have in one of those loosepaper gowns is inconclusive, the surgeondubious. But better to cut than dangle.A blue sheet tenting over your head concealsthe blade's caress, the rush of blood. The nursesponges it up. Your mother wanted adaughter first. Welcome to the sisterhood. [End Page 147]
John Morgan
John Morgan has published three books and a number of chapbooks. His work has appeared in the New Yorker, Poetry, APR, and many other journals. He lives in Fairbanks, Alaska.
