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The Mouth as Launcher

Helen went off to Troy with Paris,
leaving King Menelaus behind in Sparta.

Helen had the face “that launched a thousand ships,”
ships that carried Greeks to fight a war that lasted a decade.

Monica’s mouth was attached
to what may not be the wrong place
under certain circumstances,
but was the wrong place in this instance,
as far as the other participant was concerned
and as far as the location was concerned,
which happened to be the last venue
that should have served
as a doppelganger for the boudoir.

Monica has the mouth that launched a thousand ships,
planes, helicopters, tanks, military vehicles and
thousands of troops, male and female,
to fight in a war with no end in sight.

- Herbert Kuhner