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1. Blue-glazed Eyes. "Your eyes are
beautiful," I said to her, And took her by the
throat. Silk skin, pillow flesh, Sugarplum skirt.
Precious pumps, Clatter to corners,
Baby Baby Baby. And
I took her by the throat. Wash my hands,
Look at her, A long, long time. She, splattered 'cross
the bed. Her eyes are very beautiful.
2. Once A Glass of Warm Milk. Spilt
milky skin Slow 'cross the boards Warm milk,
in steam disappears. The shoes that tread these planks
Spilling old words. The clatter of special shoes
Dresses for occasions Filled the room ahead.
Remember the face After the show. Not the
circle of Moonlight milk, Glimmering like a manuscript
Scattered o'er the stage. After the show,
Didn't see me for the moons in her eyes. Didn't
see her for the knife in my hand. Softly pierced the glass, Spilled warm milk Cooling on the boards
She once tread. 3. The Jeweler. Hummingbirds have jewelled wings. Hummingbirds
drink flower juice. I've a pair of jewelled things I've a bottle of living nectar. There's a pair of
girl's earrings Hanging on the wall. There's a pair of
earring-piercings Fresh inside her thighs.
4. Pedagogical Error. Brother,
Little brother, Sammy Boy, Ice cream fallen on the
ground. Tears pool soft in Sammy Boy's eyes,
Someone takes Sammy's sticky hand. "What a mess,
buddy!" Someone takes Sammy Boy's
Little neck, Steals Sammy southbound In a vanilla
Camaro. Sammy's ice cream pools on the walk,
Strawberry blood pools in the seat.
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