Buddhist Barbie 

In the 5th century B.C.
an Indian philosopher
Gautama teaches "All is emptiness" 
and "There is no self." 
In the 20th century A.D.
Barbie agrees, but wonders how a man 
with such a belly could pose, 
smiling, and without a shirt.
Credit

From Kinky, Orchises Press, 1997. Reprinted with permission of Denise Duhamel.