monkey legs

when she stopped
shaving her legs
i noticed right away.
they were making
my legs itch
like crazy
and she said so
what. i'm rebelling
against the system.
the system of what
i said. grooming
your self? it's
natural, she said
rubbing her hand
along the bristling
brown hairs. well,
i can't date a
monkey, i told her.
i'm not a fan of
the monkey look
or how it feels.
so this is how it
ends then, she said.
yes. i said, holding
the razor up, shave
or go home and take
your bananas too.