Traditional Porn Does Nothing For Me.

The money shot
said my friend
in one of our weekly convos about life
is the shot of the woman’s crotch.
“Um…” I said, not wanting to offend,
and continued our talk in my head, as I often did,
Oh, you mean wide open beaver!
a term I first read in Vonnegut
a turnoff then, and now.

No, I thought
The money shot
is the ejaculation shot
the close-up as the man pulls out and comes
on the woman’s breasts, face, or hair
as lights flash all around, and three yellow lemons
line up on the slots.
The money shot
shows male orgasm has arrived
which is, of course, the point of it all.
Not his face
not her release
not even her crotch
that curly beaver fur
mere landscape, mere backdrop
in Mutual of Omaha’s Wild Kingdom.