Counting

On being part of a McGill Medical School study
of Post Menopausal Women and Sex.
A 200 strong sample . . . (It paid $65!)

How many sexual partners have you had the psychologist asked
Oh. Casting my geriatric mind back
Along a long forgotten track
I surmised 10 or 15 or so it would seem
Now I have to fill the gaps
In case I’ve had a mental lapse
Put a face on to them all
From those mists of long ago

Sure beats
Counting sheep!

– Ann Lloyd

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