On reading Erica Jong

Ruby lips unzipping, show teeth,
what’s it mean,
a woman’s mouth,

does it say, bite hard
with candour,

nude of face, bare of torso,
rolled up female impersonator
on the marriage bed,

as a gold coin fell, continues
the bliss somewhere, insatiable.

Fear of flying no more.

Process notes: The prompt from Poetry Tow Truck is http://djvorreyer.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/poetry-tow-truck-11-the-books-the-thing/ "The Book's The Thing". I took the cover picture of a lipsticked mouth from Erica Jong's "Fear of Fifty" and took off from there. 

You are a writer, which means you are also a reader. So grab a book – and let’s get started.

Choose a book, any book. (Kristin brought old, used books when we tried this prompt.)  The book itself is your prompt. This could mean the words found on its pages, but it could also mean any of the following:

1. The cover (image or leather or embossed)
2. The front pages (cities, dates, other titles by the author.)
3. Illustrations (including author photos, center inserts, etc.)
4. Table of Contents/Index/Appendices
5. Marginalia, bookstore markings.