I had to type up an electronic copy of this old queer poem so thought I
may as well send it of to the poetry-etc list.
best wishes
Chris Jones.
(Interesting discussions on the list, I should add and reading with
delight... not the best health right now and a bit busy, that's
all... and a cryptic note... Felix isn't the only one with a tool box.)
LOOSE WHITE TEE SHIRTS
Loose white tee shirts
docs
501s
going to a party or a pub.
Dilute blood from meat
soiled the breadboard
when you wanted
tahini and honey on toast.
Tomorrow, remember to ring the vet
and inquire about
a sex realignment
for a teenage ginger tom.
Silver lamé
chamois
mosquito netting
make impractical hankies
It was Friday night
we were at the bus shelter together
you wore silver lamé chamois mosquito netting
and it was raining.
That night in Coogee over a year ago
said your name was Allen
the situation is different now
please write reply refunded;
Hi Peter I'll never forget
those nights together
after coffee in Kellet Street
John.
Tall slim shy cute
21 year old
who likes reading raging and camping
seeks famous bike riding outdoor type;
Wanted
Silver lamé
chamois
mosquito netting.
* * *
Lean on the wall
light a joint
that always attracts
hope someone will get your next drink
Too stoned to know
you're being cruised
melt into the wall
and watch
Some cruise through the bar
gaze
hope for eyes
in the disco light
Fifty dollars for a fuck
in some deserted industrial parking lot
with a baby seat
in the back seat;
Amphetamines take you on
to the club
then the bus home
in the morning
With blue ringed eyes
recovery time
still you wonder
is Prince Eddie gay.
* * *
We ate a place
where the cocktail
cost more
then the meal
Drinking
a Japanese shoe
with hamburger
and chips
I shared his room
with Morrisey
Rock Hudson
and James Dean
We promised each other
together we'd work through
the Joy of Gay Sex
from beginning to end.
It starts with A
for arse
and B
well that comes next;
Are you still disappointed
that we passed over
that section
in F?
So you brought a sling
one that comes complete
with a handy man
to erect it
Loose white tee shirts
docs and 501s.
* * *
Mid March is nice at home
sitting quietly
smoking
welcome autumn
Sundays with
valium
matinis and lemonade
too much dope;
Sharp steel bevel up
slips under the skin
the vein resists slightly
a lover goes down on the horse.
Wrapped in a wet blanket
electric connected
switched on
he goes.
Are you the only one
that's angry
the quenched fire
we shiver from cold;
Left to
stare at
hit at
climb inside the walls;
Loose white tee shirts
docs and 501s.
Remembering that attempt
to cut his hair mo-hawk style
for the party
with him meeting his mother on Monday;
I went blonde
and on Monday
the secretary asked
is there a rinse in your hair?
Batman and Robin embraced
kissed passionately
the master had his
tit clamps stolen.
The other bar costs more
is quieter
sometimes
a table becomes vacant
Loose white tee shirts
docs
501s.
[Published Chris Jones, _Poetry Australia_ 1988 and _The times of Zenia
Gold: a novel_ 1992.]
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