Grab a random book from your shelf. It can be a book of any genre. Use either the first sentence from the first chapter or the last sentence from the last chapter as the opening line of the poem. Make sure to note the name of the book and the author in a footnote to the poem.
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For centuries,
\nsocieties around the world
\nadopted the view that
\nsex means just one thing;
\npenis in vagina
\nintercourse within
\nthe context of marriage
\nfor purposes of procreation.*<\/p>\n
Nowadays,<\/p>\n
sex is everywhere
\nsex is hiding in plain sight
\nsex is the secret currency of life
\nsex is Disney channel midday
\nsex is car insurance advertisements
\nsex is an officer wielding a baton
\nsex is celebrity tabloid gossip
\nsex is glossed up night-weather correspondents
\nsex is vulgar lyrics in pop-music
\nsex is drunk thirteen year old kids exploring
\nsex is rooted in a yearning for attention
\nsex is diluted by lust and nefarious intent
\nsex is not strangers bumping uglies
\nsex is not fucking
\nsex is not home base
\nsex is not Love<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
*<\/p>\n
The Psychology of Human Sexuality
\nWiley Blackwell<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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