Love and Politics

While off the isle of Cypress in a boat
I saw the head of Aphrodite afloat
And told her I'm an  anarchist and do not vote
she answered, that's alright

I said, Oh figment of the classic minds
There are some crucial concepts to which you are blind
She only nodded so as not to be unkind
And said goodnight

Oh stay, I cried
There are so many things we should discuss
The power of unnecessary kings.
The sexual oppression of which Sapho sings
But she sank out of sight

Judith Malina