september nineteen ninety three
september nineteen ninety three
oh, no… 1
while the dissolving powder 2
rarefied my fluids 3
you were kidnapped 4
and sacrificed by druids. 5
i wrote out the chain, 6
copied it dot for dot 7
and i thought i felt better 8
but i’ll tell you what, 9
my caiman and me 10
met the gavial for coffee 11
but their wish was for fish 12
and mine, lesbian toffee, 13
so we kicked around some ideas, 14
kicked in some heads, 15
until we saw that my byline 16
on c thirtysix read: 17
his cat’s in the cradle 18
eating the baby again 19
and his lovelies so chubby 20
are still growing thin. 21
the tears reserved 22
for years, chaste with beers, 23
came out of me at last 24
to the reptiles’ chilly cheers. 25
the voices grew louder 26
and their colors told me then 27
that i was still to love you 28
but i did not give in. 29
18.37 12.11.93
