Fancy Fan

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The geisha with her bashful bold white face

And sweetheart lips attends the monied man

With tempting purity.  She knows disgrace

Of women all around the globe.  A fan

Of silk is thin and strong.  The man knows this

And grasps the situation, calm inside

Artistic lust.  He settles for the kiss

Of arts.  He does not want a date or bride.

He wants his fantasy of touchless love.

She wants to please estheticism’s dream.

These two pretend that they are both above

The sex involved.  They both retreat in meme.

  A fancy woman she is not.  Confess

    The truth, though.  He wants more than fancy dress.