the snail

the little penis thing went inside
because it was scared, and when it wasn’t
it left a mess. even its antennae
were little penis things, four fleshy
little nubs fully retractable when scared.
eye stalks and smell stalks acting
like human gonads in cold
weather. here’s a difference
though. these penile hermaphrodites
are not so scared. how do I know?
because I learned a little about
them like they do sex
slow. like hours slow. like
finding every g-spot like frilly
footsie forever and ever
like until we both do part but
maybe we simply won’t slow.
so not the same.