My stepdad is way into poetry. He always has been I think. Maybe I just never paid attention before but at any rate he gave me this book of poetry by this guy Stephen Dunn. Our tastes usually are quite different in this respect but I read this one poem entitled "among men" and thought it was hilarious because this dumbass at the gym yesterday totally is one of these people and I went there after reading this poem so I was vigilant I guess...........just so you know, I am giving this guy stephen dunn credit here I donlt want to get cut up into "a million tiny pieces " a la james frey ok. His book is called Local time and I like it....anyway here's that poem........

Among Men
Yesterday in the locker room
A young man told his friend
How he did it to her
And what she did to him

He wanted all of us
To hear as if the act weren't complete
until it was repeated among men.
Her diminishment, his power-

one of the old stories.
He and his friend were completely naked.
They had just played
With a shared ferocity

Within four walls, without rancor.
It had been terrific, they kept saying.

........sounds kind of like what goes on in boys lockerrooms eh?.......mike