The First Cause

Elephant —
In the room

That boardroom —
Or that cell
In prison
Or a hospital room
Upstairs, downstairs —
Closed door
Or open room

What gets you there
What gets anyone —
Anywhere

The prime mover
The first cause —
Identifiable
Incontrovertible

What but
Sex

Lurking unafraid —
Unabashed
Exposed —

Covered by shame
Pretension
Guilt
Propriety

The singular
Force
Of all creation

Can any relationship
With it
Ever be anything
But perversion

Can any relationship
With anything
Be anything
But delusion