book of autumn thirst: and said he must be
[book of autumn thirst]
and said he must be
hail, heil, avé boy! 1
long life to the kissing sky’s favorite toy 2
always left laying out in the playroom. 3
holding uncontrolling interest by minutes 4
where the seraphs vote 5
and play on the slides of rules; 6
the subtlety of the lies, 7
the immense scale of the subterfuge, 8
the face that everyone you love and run to for help 9
is in. in on it. 10
you fall into 11
his arms, this smallish player 12
in a largish affair and you swear 13
with muttered prayer 14
he must be 15
the deliverer 16
and say he must be the breaker of lists– 17
the bridegroom pharaoh of nefertiti, 18
the thing to end all daylight, 19
or put everything right 20
depending on how you see it. 21
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