NOBODY KNOWS WHETHER THE MIDDLE CLASS
LIKES SEX OR NOT

By Xiaolu Guo

The woman washes her pants
in the kitchen sink
two pairs, both delicate
they are made of silk
she keeps a careful eye
on the vegetable soup
boiling on the fire

No one knows whether or not
the middle class likes sex
The man he asks the woman
whether she likes sex
Sometimes she says
He asks why only sometimes
When I get bored or lonely
She answers
that's the time
I find myself wanting
to have sex
Oh, I like sex all the time
He says I could have it
every day

The pants are clean and the soup is ready
They sit and eat
The woman puts the spoon down and looks at the man
So if you don’t have sex from me you will find
another woman?
Well, not find another woman but maybe find sex
The man answers

They walk to the bedroom straight after dinner
Night is long
It has to be planned
And then to be consumed
They start to make love
Nobody really knows whether the middle class
likes sex or not

14 May, 2005 London

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