Poem – LAY FIGURE (By Frank De Canio)

Lay Figure – By Frank De Canio

A woman’s like a full form mannequin

some tailors utilize to make a dress.

For well-stitched fabric needs a frame to pin

itself on to ensure that points of stress

are placed to maximize a proper fit.

But fantasy’s a pattern that demands

deft needlework if guys are to acquit

themselves with more than merely needling strands.

They need to lay their whimsical designs

upon a prop. If not, the garment’s sewn

according to the undulating lines

configured out of fancy’s overblown

conceit. It’s fashioned out of whole cloth shapes,

where bodies are more substantive than drapes