23 On Pornography

Then a kindly prostitute with a heart of gold did say, Speak to us of pornography.

Tired and drained from his tirade, he replied:
The internet, pornography, procrastination, masturbation, loneliness - these are all one and the same. You people keep repeating the question. If you would doubt the quality of my advice, then I would fain bid you look first at the nature of your questions.

And though the prostitute had developed a thick skin through the years, she was stung by this prickly remark. Carefully, she tried again:
But you said the internet was for wankers…

Tired, the prophet could only nod:
There then is your answer. It is getting late, and we’re all soaked to the bone.

But the people of Orphalese were not yet ready to let him go. And the stars began to appear and sparkle off the gently lapping waves.