He felt fantastical
about erethism
still quite dependable,
but he wondered
if it is all just
virtual,
allegorical,
metaphorical,
phantasmagorical
or simply a mere figment
of a fake news
libido?

*I came across the word “erethism”
in a novel and use it in its basic
definition: “rapid reaction to
stimulation of a part of the body,
especially the sexual organs,” but
not in its definition as a clinically
abnormal condition.