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Unknown Girl In A Maternity Ward
Child, the current of your breath is six days long.
You lie, a small knuckle on my white bed;
lie, fisted like a snail, so small and strong... more »
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Us
I was wrapped in black
fur and white fur and
you undid me and then
you placed me in gold light... more »
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Wallflower
Come friend,
I have an old story to tell you—... more »
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Wanting To Die
Since you ask, most days I cannot remember.
I walk in my clothing, unmarked by that voyage.
Then the almost unnameable lust returns.... more »
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What's That
Before it came inside
I had watched it from my kitchen window,
watched it swell like a new balloon,... more »
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When Man Enters Woman
When man,
enters woman,
like the surf biting the shore,
again and again,... more »
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Where I Live In This Honorable House Of The Laurel Tree
I live in my wooden legs and O
my green green hands.
Too late
to wish I had not run from you, Apollo,... more »
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Where It Was At Back Then
Husband,
last night I dreamt
they cut off your hands and feet.... more »
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With Mercy For The Greedy
Concerning your letter in which you ask
me to call a priest and in which you ask
me to wear The Cross that you enclose;... more »
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Woman With Girdle
Your midriff sags toward your knees;
your breast lie down in air,
their nipples as uninvolved... more »
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Words
Be careful of words,
even the miraculous ones.
For the miraculous we do our best,
sometimes they swarm like insects... more »
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You, Doctor Martin
You, Doctor Martin, walk
from breakfast to madness. Late August,
I speed through the antiseptic tunnel... more »
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Young
A thousand doors ago
when I was a lonely kid
in a big house with four
garages and it was summer... more »