The Lowdown

If sex was never invented, most would never talk
to one another, nor would they meet for a cappuccino
at a neighborhood café.

They would just stay inside and watch reruns of Friends,
take cold showers and bake chocolate chip cookies.

Me, I’d certainly be less tolerant of telemarketers
trying to sell me something like solar panels
or additional insurance.

I’d probably sit more by the kitchen window
and watch bluebirds come and go
from the tree in my backyard.