2 Poems by Ben Newell.

to be posted on backpage with naughty pic

I do, at times, consider prostitution

a viable option—

Teabagging

and taking it up the arse,

thirty minutes of degradation

for two-hundred dollars

preferable to eight hours

of the same

for much

less.

plug for a porn novel

I’m issued the ISBN;

this and a form

to fill out,

providing input for the art dept.

as they begin designing the cover,

things I want

and

things I definitely

do not

want. 

Given the plot and characters,

I want

a nineteen-year-old

college slut

in cotton panties,

preferably an ass shot

with said slut

glancing over a shoulder,

eye contact

with potential readers,

reeling them in

with the promise

of more. 

I definitely do not want

a Fabio facsimile

with high cheekbones,

washboard abs

and

long flowing locks

the color of

sun-baked

wheat.

Of course,

the final decision

isn't mine to make;

the art. dept

wields the power

in this relationship.

I’m just the writer

of dirty book

978-1-61160-736-9;

like

an inmate,

I’ve got my number

and

a solid idea

for

my next

tattoo.