Sex Sells

They say sex sells,
but what does it sell?
Can it really sell
hamburgers,
     cars,
          perfume?

And yet people
spend at least
three times longer
looking at a beautiful
woman
than a man
women critique
her every flaw
men devour
her every
body part

What does it sell?
disease
     unplanned pregnancy
          broken relationship
               adultery
                    betrayal
                         wrecked homes
the idea
that what is
beautiful
committed
sacred
is no more
than the
mundane,
everyday,
advertising tool