Screening Desire

　　by R. Zamora Linmark

　　 Sunday after Mass the priest behind

　　 the screen prescribes three Our Fathers

　　 ten Hail Marys three Glory Be's

　　 for dropping ecstasy laced with cocaine

　　 Friday cybersexing all night Saturday

　　 with Hot&Horny35 from Denmark blond

　　 blue-eyed swimmer's body in search of Asian

　　 or Latin American bottom it must've been

　　 his lucky night found both continents

　　 in you as Pablo Sanchez Puerto Rican

　　 Pinoy 22 str8acting gay son of

　　 cultural attaché stationed in Manila

　　 posh bungalow glasscapped subdivision

　　 MadMax securityguards indoorpool

　　 beachhouse in the province near a volcano

　　 within a lake fivecar garage you drive

　　 home to your harddrive set up

　　 a blind date Monday evening you

　　 and only you end up keeping Romeo 23

　　 goodlkn Moreno versatile is blaming

　　 the rain there's flood right outside

　　 my room I tried to reach your cellphone

　　 says your voicemail but will try again

　　 you forgive him you're Catholic

　　 you wait by the phone all day Wednesday

　　 that does not ring until Thursday

　　 morning comes it is nobody special only

　　 your mother asking for fashion advice

　　 Madame Imelda's 75th birthday bash

　　 at Manila Hotel go minimalist you say

　　 Prada or SoEn you blast Madonna

　　 as Evita Peron right out of your Cityland

　　 condo studio 14 square meters reboot

　　 the PC replace five pounds of beerbelly

　　 with sixpack abs nice smoothchest

　　 wellhung a George Michael goatee

　　 you christen yourself not Mark

　　 that was earlier this week

　　 not John that was last week what's left？

　　 two option Luck17 cute

　　 afterschooldaddy bicurious cyber

　　 phone okay or Matthew37 6'1 brwnhair

　　 hazeleyes Italian FilAm from Big Apple

　　 will be visiting in two weeks you

　　 compromise and enter the chatroom as

　　 Paul26 into 69 top please no fems or

　　 drags a macho ritual you picked up along

　　 with lying to please the glare

　　 of the screen that answers back

　　 right away from ReadyEddie Chinito

　　 30 5'10 160 lbs bottom discreet you

　　 score big he's a banker with high

　　 interest in designer labels and French

　　 cuisine let's hook up dinner first

　　 al Le Soufflé maybe last full showing

　　 at Glorietta4 or Starbucks for Frappuccino

　　 you'll know him by the Emporio Armani

　　 spreadwinged golden eagle logo across

　　 his chest he'll spot you by your thousand

　　 peso Paris runway haircut DKNY blk shirt

　　 Hugo Boss stretch pants containing

　　 chocolateflavored Trust condoms

　　 and free samples of Astroglide lube

　　 distributed by a non-governmental

　　 organization in Ermita just in case

　　 2 a.m. Saturday strikes with another

　　 round of Jose Cuervo Gold tequila

　　 shots at Giraffe his American

　　 Express corporate card picks up the tab

　　 you know he says I've never been with

　　 a poet and gives you the most beautiful

　　 smile in history then vanishes forever

　　 as if to say ReadyEddie has left

　　 the room or is simply ignoring you.

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