In the 5th century B.C.
an Indian philosopher
Gautama teaches 'All is emptiness'
and 'There is no self.'
In the 20th century A.D.
Barbie agrees, but wonders how a man
with such a belly could pose,
smiling, and without a shirt.

(C) Denise Duhamel
02/21/2019


Best Poems of Denise Duhamel

• Ego
• Exquisite Candidate
• Kinky
• Delta Flight 659
• Lawless Pantoum
• Crater Face
• Exquisite Politics
• Yes
• Buddhist Barbie
• Sex With A Famous Poet
• Ai
• The Threat
• The Bottom
• June