Object of Desire

He says he wants to save her,
from herself; she shakes her head
of snow. Sex is not the motivation
since procreation pushes the norm.

Yesterday, he cleared her drive
though she wasn't going anywhere, beside
the stump on which he draws analogies.

Reverting to Latin, the man believes
in reading the bible aloud; she receives
wisely, according to the strictures
impressed by newsworthiness.

The subject, nurtured by indifference,
has chosen to bear the selfish gene
in reverence to insignificance.

On balance, the manifesto smacks of dependency,
probity raising the expected standard
for which attainment is praised; unbearable
truth is delegated to the unborn.

In spending her, he saves himself.