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Syntax Issue 10
Denver Syntax
{why the minotaur remained a virgin}
  j. bradley


When the minotaur opened his locker,
he found a pile of used spankies
and a note: You are man enough
for all of us. Please say yes.


The minotaur thought of the way
their arms would sigh like shackles,
how no golden thread could lead him
back from between their legs.

In shop class, he made a promise ring
out of the rib of his last offering.
If the minotaur lets you live,
he'll show you the inscription:

"Love is not an open axe wound".