reptilian god, god of the desert 

god of rebecca and of jacob 

trickster god, usurper god 

airplane pillow around my neck 

garter god, gotcha! god 

legless god of the last in line 

grinning god, guerrilla god 

prankster backstabber eye-roller man-hater 

god of the underdog, god of the dance floor of gossip and girls’ night and gimme a break 

handbag god. gabbana god. 

god of my brand-new snakeskin boots. 

we have long conspired, you and i,  

against men 

this man 

this middle ground 

but i’m not naive enough to believe 

that the enemy 

of my enemy 

is my friend