I like most of this at first blush, but the close turns me off. Not so much because it's piggish, though that doesn't do the poem any favors, as is. No poem should be for everyone. A poem that appeals to men, certain men, ha, could be bold. My problem is nothing is done with it. And that it's uninteresting. Even sloppy, lazy. Maybe exactly that was intended, but it doesn't work for me.
And Daniel, I'm not Buk's biggest fan, but I do like some. A lot. I don't know this poet at all, but based on this lone poem, I don't see the similarity.
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