E. E. Cummings

May I Feel Said He

May I Feel Said He - meaning Summary

Playful Courtship Exchange

A short dramatic dialogue portraying a flirtatious, erotic exchange between two speakers negotiating touch, boundaries, and affection. The poem moves through playful requests, consent and restraint, moments of tenderness and tongue-in-cheek tension (mention of "your wife"), ending in mutual possession and delight. Its spare, repetitive lines capture shifting power, teasing intimacy, and the give-and-take of sexual desire without explicit narration.

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