“Blast from the Past” [by David Lehman]

Blast by Ad Gottlieb

If I were a fascist
and you were a Republican,
would you marry me anyway?
Could I be your publican?

If I were a rocket ship,
and you were a galaxy,
would you tickle my underarms?
Could I drive your taxi?

Would you give me an erection
if you were an electron
and I were a proton
and not a politician?

If I were a son of a bitch
and you were a lady,
would you let me scratch your itch?
Would you have my baby?

left: "Blast" by Adolph Gottlieb (1960)