2008/12/14 Judy Prince <[log in to unmask]>
> Let's see if this one gets through. Comments appreciated [well, the nice
> ones anyway], however brief:
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> Almost Closing Time
> an alligator handbag writes my biography
> for sale
> a string of emotion knots my fingers
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> I hide in the terrarium
> ivy ruffles and woodchips
> pressed against the glass
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> you come with the perigee moon
> on your shoes
> call me your mannequin
> of humidified vapour
> a silk and rayon blend
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> you reach down to me, the goldfish
> grown to fit your bowl
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> if you tame me
> you will see crocodile teeth
> and cracking leather
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> no, we will wait for stars' closing
> sweep the janitor into our file cabinet
> hand out gift certificates
> in red envelopes with preprinted fames
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> everyone will leave this place in love
> only if you have a mouth that comforts mine
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> Judy Prince
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