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Vibrissae

 
Penile spines may do for cats
And chimpanzees; perhaps rats.
Their bumps, their lumps, their elevations
Are hypothesized to enhance sensations.
Male,  that is.
For the tingle when they mingle
Serves not her orgiastic bliss,
But his;
The mister’s fun, and not the  miss,
 
Our own reality is more,  and less, than this.
An alleged gene deletion
Of an androgen enhancing region
Of human DNA,
Took out not only those  male protrusions
But  also bisexual  facial  projections. 
That is to say,
Gone now those tactile filaments,
Our cat-whiskered vibrissae.
 
The loss of such touch, 
Such feeling array,
May to those like us cause brief dismay.
For at evening fall we conjure light;
Turn on at dusk or fire ignite.
And, if we are in the mood for play,
Use digital input to feel our way.
 
As for his nether lack ….who is to say?
Perhaps at end it’s better this way.
 

Anastasia Voight