Neville has long had theories,
He tells me now,
"Women are bound to deny the womb,
Commensurate with childhood misery
And post-industrial malaise."
Silvery curls bob to emphasize,
He sips wine from a stone cup.
"And this?"
I unbutton to show the brown circle of a nipple:
The waiter stares.
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