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"BEIGE*BUTTS/-..-I*(!)"?

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"BEIGE*BUTTS/-..-I*(!)"?

poems..(C)copyright

philip lawrence sherrod na

LILLY PUFF PUBLICATIONS 1994

NEW YORK, NY

LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOG

TYPSET

IN:QUADRO(15)

CARD NO.

No part of this book may be reproduced by

hand-or any

mechanical-

means, withoutthe written consent-of the

author.

FIRST EDITION
introduction:

" -with or with(out..myglasses)..i see- -them..(*beige-*butts)..*filters on a-

white**stem-..?

-SYMBOLIC NORDIC NICOTINE
*BLUES*..the petals-

-shadows(at angles/RIGHT* or *LEFT
*WORDS*)..-flowers?

-left..bysum buddi..(Who sez..
What's Up?-..!O'

   -(CUM ON RIGHTDOWN_BLOWYU'-
   WAY?/-..'t-didn't..want(?)
   -tu..SMOKE!?-(Jus'/-..Pikk'd Up/-..?

th'-4hing?

..wheni wuz..l7)..-*habit!

..like danglin'CARROT!?
n4ront of..RABBIT-n'

(GOLD/-?..-no!(ORANGE)
"BREED IN'*LIKE-

-BIRDS OF FEATHER!..tickles me..)

-what*man/..WORKIN'/-*PULLIN'S'
SHOULDN'T*/-..*Pull-

-PULLEY(PULLET"FRENCH"HEN)
!!SWUNG*-..

-*ROUND*/-..MY**-HEAD*..*AGAIN?

-luk'd"r..over &saw!

Black*Hand/-..*squeezin'- sum* neck?

on PARK*BENCH?)..tryin'

to*MILK*..th'tip?..wf'BLUE*BALL

*CAP *UP?..yess..on."

LEGAL*DISCLAIMER
Original*Poems were*
*Created*..&

*Copyrighted..Jan.07, 2001.

All- Personal*Names..*Used..
are*Fictional-!../-?-

&..-*Created./-...as-
*Original*Characters/-!..-To
*Represent*Symbolic-?

*Human*-*Relationships!..-&*All-
*Created*..*Persons/-!(?) ..&***Person

al*Names-?

..are*(-Over* 18yrs.-old!).
-The*Work..*Represents/-! ..an*Attempt..

To*Explain/-?..The*Vicissitudes??/-
..&*Dilemmas/-?of*Being*Modern*

/-?..&*-Dealing*With*
/-?…Modern*Living/-?..&
*Human*Imagination/-?..(?)

-As*...-*Psychological*Factions(!)

Note:..*Punctuation*Used*
To*An*Excess/-?..As*A
*Way/-?..To*Guide*

The*Reader/-?-&..Control*
The*Reader/-..

To*The*Point..(!?)-Of*Understanding/-
..The*(Poet’s*Intent!)?..-As*

Well*As..-*Create*
An*Additional/-?..Art*Form!

JANUARY 07, 2001

ABOUT MY POEMS:."these works/-
..-come*
from-..(Every*Day*Attempts!/-)?

..to *Communicate/-..With Others!(?)
..-(About..One's*/-..Intimate*Feelings!)?

..-Some*Tmes/-..Falling*Short/-
..Of*/-..Complete*/-
..Dia*logue/-?..&*-Failing*-..
*All*Human*Understanding’S!(?)..

-or of*a.. Poet's*Concern*/-..Of*LIMITED
*Traditional*Boundaries!-..-of*/-..&*For*/..-

The Majority/-?..-For*These*LIVING*..-

*IMAGES-..(!)?-...Are*Forced*/-..Upon*One!..
-Bye*the-....-(Un*Educated*/-?..-Multi*/-

..*Tudes!)?"(?)

(They*Are*Serious*Attempts/-..At*Love!)

Note: -all*mye*poetry/-..is writ-

ten/-..as-..(the*Spoken*Word!)?

*Dedicated*/-..-To*The*Way/-
..-Most*People*Speak/-!-

*Con-sciously/-&..Or*/-
..Un*-Consciously(!)?..-&*

(Are*Heard/-..?

..With*All/-..*Those*/-..*Little*/)-
..*IN*CON*GRUITIES/-

..Of*Color*Full/-..In*Ventions/)-..
&*Personalities/-..*Cre-

ating/-..Some*/-..Quite*
*Color*Full/-..Dramatic*Speech(!)?

..Such*As/-..*The*Use/-
..of*Slang/-..&*Colloquial*..-(

(Small*Rural/-..To*Urbanites/-
*Language(!)?..The*Way/-

..You*Hear*Them*Speak/-..As*Opposed/-
to The*(Proper*/-..

..English*Dictum!)-..In*Short/-
..I*Have*Taken*Liberties!

..As*A*Poet/-..To*Remind*America(!)?
-of*The*Rich*-

*ness/-of*(..the/-..*American*Language!)?
..But*Again/-..I*TAKE/-..

-LIBER*/-..*TIES(!)?

-Using*Low*Class*Slang/-
..With*Hier*Archial*Voice(!)?

"BEIGE*BUTTS/-..-I*(!)"?

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BOOK: PART I/-....OF*/-..*THREE/-..*PARTS!

dedication:

to all *butts*

that appear to be *beige(like it or not)sumwhat?

*BEIGE*..a constant reminder*BUTTS*..

everywhere

(as..*litter!)

as th"..(theme*..pro*gresses)? ..th' REALITY*

IN*CREASES!!

BEIGE*BUTTS. . *I-

with or with(out..myglasses)-i seethem-..

(*beige-*butts)

filters* on a white stem*SYMBO-

LIC* NORDIC* NI-

CO*TINE BLUES..the petalsshadows(at angles..

/RIGHT*

or LEFT* WORDS)-*flowers? left..bysum buddi

..(Who sez..What's Up?!!) (CUM* ON* RIGHT*DOWN-

-BLOW*YU' *WAY?)-didn't wanttu..*SMOKE*(Jus'Pikk'd

..- Up th'thing?

..wheni wuz..*17)..-habit!

..like danglin'CARROT* n'front of..*RABBIT!

(GOLD..no!(ORANGE)"BREED*IN'LIKE*

BIRDS* OF *FEATHER!..tickles me..)

..thatman/..WORKIN'PULLIN'SHOULDN'T_Pull

PULLEY*(PULLET*FRENCH*HEN)!!
*SWUNG*-

ROUND* MYE *HEAD..A*GAIN?

luk'd'er..over &saw! Black*Hand squee*zin'

*sum *neck? (*Beige-Butt*)makin'it..

on PARK*BENCH?)..tryin'

to*MILK..th'tip?.wf'BLUE*BALL *CAP *UP?

.yess..on.

between..th'butts..&leavesones//towonder?

(ifth'..SYCAMORE SEEDSwere..put(here)for some

purpose?).

.GIRL

sits down!/seed falls..on'erPURPLE_PANTS!

SHE..FLITS(it)OFF(c)..RED NAILS!

"rather, wouldyu' ratherbe"?THE GIRL AFTERME..

(hair-under-yur'arms)?

SCARLET RED(APPASSIONATA APPRASIA!!)

GREGORIRIZER TH" THIRD Capricorn Sign(i-think)

..stinki(GREEK)&..greedy-gonna(make-it)! in AMERI-

CA/1st GENERATION*CHILD

20's &(ready tu'bake)

"spanked..from FOREFATHERS

taught me respect(in those)?

MIDDLECLASSED HOURS!!

..flufitted..& fullflushed

bottom.

'N TH' COSMIC FLOW(beige butts)

bubbles blown from sum..BLACK MOUTH?

Children..chattering/giggling..(mind & bubbles)POP!

In th' Sequence STOP! th'flight..th'light..made(only)by'

(a*few!?)

TH' boys..are(only)!!hangin'out(Yellow)butth'? LEAF/-

FALLS AGAIN!!(as we are accustomed/if.. as..

described by SUM SHADOW?)

(WHICH FALLS)as we/are accustomed

50 NEAT PERPENDICULAR(RED/WHITE)STRIPED

Cranium(DR. TULIPS*ANATOMY*LESSON)? taught

.. to unsuspected few.."THEY NV'R KNEW.. WHA'HIT

'HEM!!?"(un-inspired)

bending over..one small chap(YELLOWALLS)on..&

compensating/..forth' GREEN? BELLOWSOUT!!..

(FER'TH'QUEEN)!! ..one must WIN!(jus'outa'reach..

..&pull th'pulley'n)?

on track (lots'sa'SHIT

but

t..thisfreight

elevator(towing the mind-to

wind..to SUM GOD!

could sleep right here..i should talk?)

What's Up Charles? Havea!Seat!(SMOKE A JOINT!

..AW C'mon/he tol'me to..i had to?

(GOODBYE JOSEPH/..HELLOW SCYMORE!!)

Seymour??

Yu'know what i mean-Man?(i didn't have any doubts?)

butt"WHEN WE MAKE LOVE".."yu know the Street

Lights"?

"WHAT TIME DID YU??COME..ON'DOWN? 1:00'pm

Clock"?

(what am i doin'now?.

i'm hangin'out/jus'knockin' (it)in

..one minute at a time)GOTTA GO..GOODBYE CHAR-

LIE!

SEE YA LATER..(pain)

'n back of neck

heat!dizzy?

2BLACK SHAPES drop..

(FoRM)heaven(BEIGE)likebuttslikeboats..

(CooIN') likepigeons..(HoT) concrete..

HOW YA'FEELIN'? o'KAY! AWL..Right!

sum HEAT Eh!(whatt'amonth) is it? MAY!?

..gonna rest..jus'

take it easy.

Much to..his surprise(he remembered story)told him..

by his fiance? The then much respected P..A..E..(later

to become his wife/for 6mos.)before leaving..him(while

he was in/STATE MENTAL HoSPITAL)..(it)goes..

something likethis. Snickering like(one who knows

something)?&not.. gonna tell..she said(did..yousee..the?)

Headlinesof the CAMERON COLLEGE NEWSPAPER?

J..A..PERPETRAIToR CAUGHT.. FOLLOWING

. AFELLoW*CLASSMATE..INTo THE(LADIES)&

iquote(ROOM)!! Poor John! (methinking-RED

LETTER)(methinkingwas..th' typical quiet guy)(th'kind

you never shake astick at)(methinking-th'kind you nev-

er-lookstraightinth'EYE!!)..withoutblushin'!Blushed

whenyou spoke-..?

introverted to say th'least-both FARMBoy &

MATHEMATICALWIZARo?.&so POLITE he always

wanted you-towalk first!

(AHEAD OF HIM IN ANY SITUATIoN)Ha-Ha!Poor

John..(me

thinking) Well, that fellow shesaid..was(me)!(me

asking)WELL_WHAToIo YOU DO? I was terribly

frightened..

I said-slowly-John?? you know you aren't supposed tobe

here?

HEGRINNED!! & SAIo..Awwl..yeah! & walked-out!

POOR JOHN!! (AHEAo..oF HIS TIME!)(A TOAST TO

AUSTIN)

So you see-beigebutts-weren't acceptable in OKLA-

HOMA either..in SOUTHWEST AMERICA in th'5O's.

(Now in 1982 PUNK ROCKS GoT(IT)! IN THEIR

JoCKS!)in NEW YORK.

Somehow

unable to get(it)!Qut of his mind(th'

NightMare)of 5 AMSTERDAM SLEEZE Wf' 3-

KNIVES of Sept.1o,1981 (FULL*MooN)_She th'Moon

LAy_oNHER*SIDE? ..in GRIEF & AGONY!? Wf'

TORTURED LooK_oNHER*FACE!?? ..even as a child.

.he knewher(HERGRACE*LA*LUNA)???OLD WO*

MAN OF TH'MooN..knewwhat..wasgoing on!

(it)..went something like this!

He arrived at VondelPark. Amsterdam(1/2mile

below..the RIKES MUSEUM)..DayDreaming??-after

travel

ing 7 weeks throughout Europe! Having his 1stBATH-in

3WEEKS & exhausted from looking at pictures(painting

s)? oLD*MASTERS!! He walked into the park..along

the canal&saw(WHITE*DoMESTIC*DUCKS)afew..

MALLARD HENS &7DRAKES

(wild or partially-tame)? a few SWANS &

(1)NIGHTHERoN..SPEARING FROGS &CRAYFISH!

The Sun was going down..

(a beautiful*SoNoRIC*SUNSIGHT)begin..tospread-out

hisBEDROLL..along the canal-under someBLUE_

HEMLoCK!

(Symbol of th'FoRBIODEN*DEATH! ETC!)

whatever they werelaydown!&..

begin..towrite!-interrupted(bya-

BLACK..

BRUSHING*AGAINST)his..leg!

(whilewalking-by? -HOW CLUM_

OF HIME??.&(hehad)looked(LURIDLY)at him?

GETTH' HELL oUTTAHERE!!! he(told)him partly-

scared & angry!? OAMN*HOMo.. SEXUAL..(under his

breath)BIGoTED*FAGoT!!OANGEROUS..(ifyou

care)He thought..(more lurid)

than any of BoSCH'S*LURID DEVILS!!

OEVoURING..THEM_SELVES!! Finaly dismissing(it)

as a sequence of Life..settled.. down..in the Darkness-

staring..at the(invisible*page)? Into..the word-the song-

the beat! (REALBEAT) (FINISHED THE LAST

CoUPLET)- tucking MANUSCRIPT/BILLFoLD/*comb

in bottom)..

of bag &SACKING OUT!! Ahhhhh..Rest!

TO AWAKE!!(START

LED by TWo*FIGURES..12footAPART..2ofoot away)!

!STAULK

ING HIM IN THE DARK!!!(th' kind of figures -yousee-

on-..RECoNNAISSANCE or in WAR!!CoNVERGING

AT A oBLIQUEANGLE!!..toa POINT! (he being..

thatpoint!) IN(BRoKEN??OUTCH??.callingout "HASH

ISH!! HASHISH!! HASHISH!! HEHAVING..JUMPED

STRAIGHT UP!!(out of the bag..catching

th'ZIPPER WF' HIS RIGHT

HAND- onTH' WAY UP)- ANOUT..IN ONE MOVE

MENT!! ..(LIKE..f_tONE's INSTINCTIVE*LIFE!!)..

HANDS THROWN

OUT!! FROMBODY_IN(ALARM)!! YELLIN'..BACK

OFF! YOUGUYS!! OR I'LL KILL

YOU!!..muttering(inbroken..Dutch(they)disappeared..

into the park!) gathered hisbelongings(from bottom of

bag)rolled(it)carefully..&crouching..down(low)went

deeper..into the park(checking his watch)in the moon-

light as 9:30pm.

Arriving in a darker place(with heavy bushes)crawled

..under & in deep(erthan- he knew?)went tosleep

(again)! Dogtired! After 3 hours in DeadSleep!

CRACK!!HE LOOKS STRAIGHT AHEAD!..AND

WITHOUT HISGLASSES..SEES* SILHOUETTED

AGAINST THE MOON* A* MANS'HEAD!!*(Like

Indian Movies the TWIG*BREAKIN'!)

..reaches for his GLASSES & COMES

OUTTA THE BAG!!..to th'CRY!! OF..HASHISH!!

HASHISH!! HASHISH!!..(more insistent now)? wishin'

he hadn't..

left his knife(inth'TRAIN*LOCKER)? DAMMIT!!

YOUGUYS!!

I'M GOIN'.. TO. . "KILL YOU MDTHERFUCKERS..

THISTIME! ! ..IT'SYOU..ORME!!..barefooted(he met

them) THREE..

OF THEM!!(& RECOGNIZED(TWO)from their

PREVIOUSATTEMPT!! ..THEM(CIRCLINGHIM..

&SPEAKING INBROKEN*DUTCH! HASHISH!

HASHISH!!(junkies..needin'..a(fix)smoke!SUDDENLY

/THEM ..BACKINGOFF! !

asbefore..mumbling(almost in English?. let's get

Gutta here!!(he's a fighter)? And they sat down-

50ft.away..&began to smoke(inthe darkness-

theircigarettes..flickin'(off n' on)like fireflies! He

could see another figure..approachin' th' group.

(gang of junkies-he thought)began to roll-hisbedrollup

as before!-staying..close to th' ground- so theycouldn't

see him? They're going to(kill*me)fdr the

GODDAMNDOPE!! he thought(& th' pity**is..I

don'thave any?)&he..crawled off..across the wet

grassalong(th' canal)for hours..(he thought)??this is

worse than war-cause I'm alone--. HE THOUGHT(on

hisknees)GODDAMNIT!..I've done it this time? His

watch

..said 12:33.

This time(he was serious)about himself

KNOWING THESE PERSISTENT*BASTARD'

S..are SERIOUS!! SERIOUS ENOUGH TO

CONCERN..Even you. Fpom tree to

tree from bush to bush..he wandered partly running

in the soft night- the wet grass making him slip.. finally

hearing the traffic: HONK of HORNS & SIRENS SCRE

AM- emerged at edge of thecanal//..&out of the park.

Walking towards the SQUARE(th'

Buildingswiththeir(YELLOWLIGHTS)- looked good

to him)SOLID*FORMS(he thought)looking foreign

but better than theterrifying(dark of the park.)Hewas..

glad to be out.. back along one of the canals(he

laughed(privately)..tohimself?)saying.."I'veOUTFOX

XED THEM"..this time! &..thought of the old

story(FOX..INWOODHOUSE..EATING-?

Seeing a heavy(row)ofBLACK*LOCUSTS(thick-

ashedge-row)THICKET! ..sayin' Could(I)?. I

WONDER?? &he..for the THIRD*TIME tried to find

a place tosleep! Now down on al14's..he crawled

under-neath?

for 15feet..&found the thicket/grew rightup..to th_

CANAL'SEDGE! (he remembered..th'time of nearly

losing

his life on th' Snake River(how all his life-had passed

before him- the way he & 4 others had lashed.. together

(to make a raft)))outof..telephone poles from the Ranger

Station- using the (telephone cable/to secure the poles to

gether) & how upon the 1st TURN(BEND)in the River a

200ft. WHITE PINE HAD FALLENACROSS THE

RIVER..how they had dived(in front of him) (quiet

water gurgling-deep)& he forgot about Idaho.

his Forestry Service Days.. heardvoices/&saw.. the

POPPED-OUT YES.. of the JUNKIES!!(form) his Park

Memory, their sly faces(SLEEZE of the MOONLIGHT)

..I..outfoxxed them.. he thought. He had $1500. in Bar-

clays & $900. in th'(bottom of bag)with billfold n'comb?

He grinned to himself.. SNORING Lightly..

went into deep sleep(thinking)strange Moon tonight the'

Moon's in PAIN? th' HURT LOOK On her..face? & did-

not understand?

HEARING THEM..BUT NOT KNOWING

(what)

SUDDENLY- the FOOTSOUNDS..became REALISTIC

& HARD

(UPON-THE EARTH)FOOTSOUNDS OF MEN

RUNNING..(howmany)? then..CRASHING INTO

THE (BLACKLOCUST THICKET)!!(HIS..

MIND&HEART*RACING..)CRASHING..intoHIS*

PRIVATE REALITY

(MEN..SEVERAL IN NUMBER& INMODNLIGHT!!)

hecould..see

..IT WAS (THEM)!! the same 3 plus others. They

hadKNOCKED_OFF SOME LADY'S PURSE..&

WERE RUMMAGING THUR

IT!..THROWING COMPACT!! COMBS!..LIPSTICK

saying..

inbroken DUTCH!! WHERE' S. . TH' MONEY!!? With-

in. . the

NEXT SECOND! THEY WOULD SPOT HIM!!

reaching for his glasses..with one(hand barely out of

bag)..SPINNINGAROUND(ON-THE-DRY-

LEAVES)givingHIM..AWAY!!in order

to PROTECT(HIS_SKULL)(fromsome-

untimely)KICK!SPINNING.. GAVE HIM AWAY!

!..AHHHAAAA..YAAAAHHHHH! !(THEY YELLED!

! GRABHIM!!!)..TRYIN' TO GET OUTTA(THE

BAG)TH'ZIPPERSTUCK!!ZIPPER JAMMED!!..

CAUGHT*LIKEA*SARDINEINA*CANI!

I COULDN'T GET UP!! One short-tough

guy(ringleader)dived..sliding in

th'LEAVES..(THEM!!GOING.. CRACK..CRACK

CRACK..-like FIRECRACKERS(((((((((STUCK

TH' KNIFE UP

AGAINST..MYTHROAT!!(JUGULAR*SIDE..

ANOTHER MAN

DIVING(LIKE*BALLPLAYER)SLIDING(INTO*

SECOND*BASE) butCOMINGUP!..ASTRADDLE

MY LEGS IN..

TH' BAG. .WITH

SECOND*KNIFE..DRAWN SCREAMING..

TUSHUTT!! TUSHUTTTT!! (ANOTHER MAN..

THICKSET & HEAVY..CRAWLING (ON..ALL4'S)

2FT. FROMMY.. (RIGHT*SIDE OF FACE..PULLIN'

HIMSELF UP!! &.. YELLIN' )( SOMETHIN' N

'BROKEN*DUTCH) er' .. ENGLISH! !? (CUT

es'THROAT)Th'FIRST GUY..SHRE8DIN' MY SHIRT

LAPEL_!

TO PRODVE(HIS KNIFE)..WAS SHARP! ! !(ME-

REALIZING

I HAD NO CHANCE-(BUT-strangely-NOT AFRAID)

thinking

I COULD TAKE THEM..)if(I CDULD(GET..OUTTA

THIS BAG!! & TO MY FEET!!))or(IF I THROW TH'

1STGUY..LEFT(INTOTH' GUY..ONMYE RIGHT!

(i might only receive afacefleshwound) ..& I COULD

MAYBE KICK TH' GUY ON MYE FEET INTO TH'

CANAL!? But thinking.. th' bushes. .aretoo(low).. (they

will onlyfall)back on me?(MYE HANDS WERE HELD

UP.. INFRONTOF ME)TALKING..SLOWLY &

EVEN IN MONOTONE..ME SEEING

(THEM)AS CHILDREN.."GOD FORGIVE

THEM..FOR(THEY)DON'T KNOW WHAT THEY

DO?"(me seeing..myself aCHRIST*FIGURECOMFOR

TING TH' CHILDREN)??&I THOUGHT..IF YDUGUY

S.. (COULD*SEE*MY*ANGER*?)(LIKE IN BROAD

DAYLITE & ME ON MYEFEET!!?)..I'M SURE YOU

WOULD (DIE)OF TH' LASERBEAMS OF MYE(EYE

S)!!..he had to laugh(tohimself)THEY WERE..

SEARCHING HIS LEVI'S POCKETS..RIPPING

(hispockets)& FIND..THE BARCLAY'S..& IN THE

DARKNESS(oneguy)N'BROKEN ENGLISH. .SAYS

"WHAT' STHIS! !? &isay.. thoseare myepoe(i)try notes

?.it's garbage..throw(it)away!! &HE.. DOES???

MUCHTO..MYE(SURPRISE)!! INTO..TH'LEAVES..

B-(MYE* friends..)- "all (i) want to do is sleep.."

"take..whatever..you want?" TUSHUTT!!.. TUSHUTTT

T!!

(THEN_THEYJIND*TH'KEY) which probaBLY

SAVED*MYE LIFE!!(th'key.. toth' AMSTERDAM

TRAIN*STATION)..(methinking)th' (money&valuables

)werethere leftme..(THEY)onlygot..$7.50 of U.S.Money

?(butilost.. 45poems..&2000. 'dollars(worthof slides)of

my paintings.)

you don't say..

shesaid?(&you picked__ th'Barc1ays..up

(fromth'leaves?))

back*again**'f -*** myefr iend**** -**** P i_geon*

P *lump!

Plucked PI-Boat!

Blue-Grey(SteelWired Eye!)

Hell(O) (Firey-Guy)

(?. We lasted..

Spring & thru th' Blue Egg! Winter.. hatch

ed by her? (Credit)?th'..Wilderness Wins1

& negates(th'Living) KISS ME FOR THAT AMERICA.

HE WORKED fromdreams..of - lets say? high efficacy

& beige.. butts?

HE WAS tired- couldnot-give(it)up? given..the(sing)the

right break?

(ind1ffinitely..)

the paper

rent the

air

its' Summer!..

(it) unfolded(all sexby (itself))?

i'm-am-trying

to invade

th'UNPROBABLE*WORLD?

he said..BEIGE:BUTTS

from SUNG*PUDENDA!

Note*Worth

Taking

at her crotch

just before the legs

went outof- the picture?

(THE SHADOW SEEMS TO BE DISCERNIBLE)

Likely Story!

Even

as a child

he talked more than the others

The Fact

we heeded him not!

(WE COULD..NOT..TELL*A*FACT*

FROM..FICTION)..i bet so.

..can't work ..without some rhythm? ..he said.

(IN..CESSANTBLACKS*BEATING ..OUT..TH' MU-

SIC)! !

- silence gazing asfaras you(cansee)

- there(it) isagain *obssessional*ove

rtones

*ofthe(eagle?)

..can't play

..without some scale? . .she said.

Hello? Hello? Hello?

Who's This?. it's me.. Oh Yeah!

Guess What? My Mother Sybyll Died!

Your'e Kidding! No..They Found Her..

She Died In Her Sleep!

(After Completing The Circle?)

Your'e Kidding! No I Am Not..

Right After She Met Nancy..

Did you get your Period? Yeah..

I'got it.. Right After I Left You?

See.. I Told You(you had nothing)

toworryabout?

then..there's this irish kid..

that walks about?

22 & in circles..

reading a book(wf' GLASSES)

& large..stomach..protruding(overhis*belt)

(wf'PERTURABLE.. look

-onhis-face?) - of - hejus'can't believe(it)?? - what(he's)

read?? shakes - shakes

his.. head(&..walks on..

372 timesround

the centerpond

of the Park(MADISON SQ.)-walkingin 1hr. for 2mos.

SKINNY TORSO - now

FAT*INTHE*HEAD!!

..AS CHILD'tween KING EDWARD ..cigars & DOM-

INOES

..we..buried him.(MY MOTHER WEEPING!)

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ALL DISHES(including(GIRLS)spicy to taste! one

simple sinqular ball..

(rice-pals)like Green & of th'(fadingWorld?)

HOOKS BARBS OF SINGULAR PASSION.. will work

this hold-night thruRation(th'World is Flat)ILLUSION?

better STILL.. CONTEMPLATED by NOSTRA*-

DAMUS?

Plato(would'of thrown(it)in..(reducedPHILO_LOVE..

LIFE.. that(Baby!) he said..look!(at'er)GAMS!! Hinck-

ley(th'talk..of th'Town?)MASS_MEDIA(Pres. Regan..

stilllives?

only moral..(thorn is punishable-CONFUSCIUS

say-" is side..of Universe)?

VEALPARMESAN..1glass of milk(No Soup?)

& MeatBalls? I've got mye own Tea

(from Boston?) *No..Cinnamon & GinSeing! (Chin.

(Pek.) jen2 shen1 - A Perennial herb(Panax schinseing)

of China, typifying..

..a widely distributed family(Araliaceae,

the ginseing family)having compound & often AROMA

TIC LEAVES* & (get*this)DRUPACEOUS FRUITS!

The Chinese ginseing has 5-foliolate leaves..

scar

let berries, & AN AROMATIC ROOT?

VALUED in China as a MEDICINE.

(b)The ROOT

of the Chinese ginseing.

(c)Any of various related

plants,esp.

..one(P. auinquefolium)

..of North America. she said! ..he(charged*us)for

th' LIPTON!? ..which(WENT*RIGHT..INTO MY

UPPERRIGHT_HAND/SHIRT/POCKET?)

BEigeGRass..your whitehand(slightly-tilted)BUTTS

on(its)side..PURPLE NAILS!! DRIVEN..INTO(MYE)

..(poets-heart?) smokin'..

Holmes in 13

whipped Cooney disqualified

.. trainer Victor Valle (stops fight)

on humanistic grounds?

by..crawling into ring(tears in his eyes) ..Cooney hurt

staggered & bleeding

sinks into(trainers arms like overgrown kid) "th'words..

Came hard"

as he fought back

"th'lump in his throat"

(i tried wf'..all(mye)heart

he said.."i'm sorry")

HOLMES ARMS.. OVERHEAD! ! ! SILENT.

Dear Artist or Musician:

We are currently..researching??

the (EXISTENCE OF DISORDERS)related..toMUSCLE

&BONE? thaT MAYBEFALL*? (professional artists)

Please..complete the foIJowing(QUESTIONAIRE

..to the bestDF YOUR..ABILITY!!

& RETURN(IT)?. IMMEDIATELY

IN(SELF_ADDRESSED,STAMPED

ENEVELOPE. The results of this survey.. (WILL

HELP..TOESTIMATE THE MAGNITUDE)of (THESE

PROBLEMS..AMONGST*ARTISTS).

(YOUR ANONYMOUS COOPERATION..IS GREAT-

LY APPRECIATED.)

both arms..TATTOO'D(one wf'

LARGE*PURPLE*BLACK*ROSE..

th' size of fist)th' other

a LARGE*SWAN*OF*LEDA'S*ROSE beige & green..

(tinted by

LARGE*MUSTACHE/beige HAT/PULLED)o'

vur..one eye?/BLACK

T-Shirt/wf' (THE LOOPwritten on(it) in-WHITE LET-

TERS)

"is..whereth' ..action starts"

Black Dirt n' Litter at edge of curb BeigeWhite -

Sanitation Truck

brush(TWISTIN' CLOCKWISE)

..slow movin' vehicle

.. n' butts.

being(what they)(seem to be)mouing(eternally)

(literally)butts.. i have(know)interest in..

he said.

as he.. watched her

pull her car away

safely(he turned & N' SLOW MOTION)

started BRISKLY to WALK/TROT/JOG/SPRINT

DOWNHILL SLOWLY PICKING..UP SPEED..

ON THE DOWNHILL GRADE- (picking up 1foot then

2foot) of his BRAND NEW(WHITE)JOGGING SHOES

..holding out AGAINST GRAVITY & LOGIC?

..FEELING GRAVITY WORKING AGAINST HIM?

his shoes(NOT YET SET TO HIS FEET)..SLIGHTLY

SLIDING ON THE..LOOSE DIRT/ON THE SOLID

SIDEWALK..seeing(the long line of cars)at-BREAK-

NECK SPEED (still holding their ground)..not moving?

HE DASHED LEFT/onto..the BLACKTOP

FLAT/OPENED UP..HIS LEGS..(His shoes

makin'WHITE*BLUR& remembers)CHARILIE

CHAPLIN(N' TH' GOLD RUSH) tottering..on edge..of

mt.(N' CABIN)

.. not doing the 100yd. sprint(twice) in his life? .. of his

life? RACED WF'OUT WIND.. TH' GOOD*DIS-

TANCE!! LOOKED LEFT & WF'NOTHIN'(LEFT

N'LUNG?)leapted..

LIKE LESBIAN N' CLIMAX - feet moving in FREE*

WILL ACROSS THE TRACKS..

N' FRONT OF THE ONCOMING CARS?(6 of them)

YELLIN'

to the T Engineer(IS THERE ANY ROOM FOR ME?)

HE YELLIN'.. ALL THE WAY BACK TO TH' 6thCAR

? ..MYE(WHITE*SHOES)N'FEET FLYING..

AGAIN ON(BLACKTOP)while.

"FEATHERS FLYING FROMTHE BIRDS*SHADOW"

?/tossed

the garbage..bag(into the can)

for(2 POINTS for the opposing team?)not BREAKIN'

STRIDE (LIKE CARS AT DETRO ITS GRANDE

PRIX)burhin'rubber.. approachin' th' CONDductor

(SLOW-DOWN-SON-YOUR'GOnnamake-it?)JUMPED

UP N'ONE(SPRING*UV'LEG)

LANDING ON TWOFEET..TURNed rightHOBOKEN?

?.Isaid? Black saidyeah?

(or break(it)..DID*ABOUT*FACE

&..walked back into next

car(Wondering..

What(mye)CLOCKED*TIME WAS..&

HUFFING & PUFFING)

walked (6)seats back..

& sat..down.

Mye right-sided brain/heard th'Light/Deep from Egypt?

left-handed th' Crypt Opened?/to Mummy..(White*Rose

)Ice?

Your Eyes.. have no(HIGHLIGHTS)? she said.

Mr. X/dressed..allin/WHITE!!

except

for.. LUST*RED(SHORT_SLEEVED_SHIRT)

&..PINK*SOCKS(4.. to 6yrs.(has sat)there..

infrontofme

..&(All I Know Is?) he's from..Florida?

Dear MUSIC LOVER:

Thereis athreat tothefuture.. of American

Opera!ITLOOMSOVER*EVERY..YOUNG*PER-

FORMER!! IT'SKNOWN(AS)..BREAKING* IN".

* NoTToBE CoNFU5ED * WF'WATERGAIT *

Call her PHILQMENA.

5he..has local(talent).

Years..of(traing)haven'ttaught(her)..th'5UBTLE..

NUANCE5 OF CoLoRING/PHRA5ING DICTION &

5TAGEMANNER!! 5hehas- EXCELLEANT*CoN*

5ERV* AToRY! CREDENTIAL5!! Whatdoesn't..she

have?

*Achance! *HER..yoUNG(DREAM5) of

oPERA5TARDoM..are(about*tobe)..CRU5HED..

BY(THE*HAR5H*REALITIE5 OF THE..oPERA*5

CENE!)

soft & sweet th'viblin wept.. &

into..th'5PRINGMADE*5HEET5 th'

VILLIAN CREPT!

oPPoRTUNITIE5 areAA..& INCREA5ING! But AMER

ICAN5 have only..1(FULL*TIME*oPERA*HoU5E).

THE 'PRE5TIGIoU5*METRo

..PoLUTIoN*VoICE*EAR*HoU5E!seemsto(haveonly)

EURoPICAN* CREDENTIAL5..are(often*off*key)?

ToPerformingThere!

we(all-wait)for th'guilded-bird.. heard

among..wf'GoLDENTHRoAT? some..meadlowlark

singingN05TALGIA.. from th'MoAT?

er.. TURD?

Yet-AMERICAN*MU5ICAL*TRAINING..is th'ENVY

OF EUROPE!

A BITTER*IRoNY ToyoUNG* PEOPLE

&ANEMIC*HoPEFUL5!! And-

HER/PARTNER..RoLDoLFo..likePHILoMENA..FACE

5th'5AME..5TARKDILEMMA!

for50ng..th'Mouthis..oPENED*LETTER 01

where..has(mye)MoNEY GRoWN..FoR

ALLth'HoUR5..5PENT/onLoVEdid50W!

among..th'VoICE & BoNE(o)?

Thereis..nosolution..forPHILoMENA or RoLDoLFo?

* NoTToBE CoNFU5ED * WF'WATERGAIT *

When5inging..HARDATLA5T..forhours..ofoPERATIC

PRACTICETH'VoICE?.like BLACKBIRD o'vur 5wamp

..perferably NEWJER5EY 5WAMP!..keepsth'

ToNGUEWET!

(they sang..about th'BLOOOY'OLE? th'PORKSRHIND

&..th'BLOODY*SOLE?) CRAYFISH(CrawDadn'Daddy

-O!)) singlow. . tome.

ABOUT..TH'GREENBACK 'NTH'SACK!!O'&*BEIGE

*BUTTS??

tuwhitt..tuwhoo..

tuwhitt..tuwhoo..he..rustbuffetted(&all..puffedup?)

gently- courtseying.. before(her)

she(dirty-speckled-feathers) shuffled(leaned-forward)..

on-hertwo*toes..(contracted-heranus)..& pigeon-pooted.

FASTIDIOUS FIREBUGS TORCH TWAIN!

Talk about Picky! NotOnly..didth'

Vandals(who-broke-into)

MARK TWAIN last..Sunday?

SET FIRE TO THE SCHOOL?

causing..DAMAGE TO FOUR ROOMS..

& completely GUTTING ONE?

(but-they(took*time) to(find*fault)with

one-teachers*GRADINGSYSTEM!

MOB OF 20 ATTACKS 3

Accounts of th'INCIDENT*CONFLICTbut-

th'RESULTS(ARE*HORRIFYINGLY*

PLAINmore than..20NEIGHBORHOOD

YOUTHS)

ATTACKED 3BLACK MEN(BEIGE)near the 71st

Street TRAINSTATION

last Wednesday Evening(BEATING)

THEM! (BLACKS)BEIGE!withBATS/STICKS &

TIREIRONS!! - sending one of themtothe..hospital

(wf'STAB

WOUNDS n'FACE & CHEST&.. (&.1BROKEN*BUTT

ME LOOKIN..

UP?

to focus..on 2 BLACK

SHAPES..

(GREY* he mounting from

BEHIND)..

her tail-twisted to side(his.. TWISTED*MORE?

&..downUNDER REACHlower-) feathers

flappin'..

(2 BLACK-GREY shapes..

DROPPIN'DOWN)?knockin' (HIM OFF OF HER)?

you. .

PIGION*FUCKER!!(old-beige

man)said..

(i'veseen..chickens..in(HOTweather)//do..th'same!!)?

MOUTHOPEN/

her arms grown

.. to maximum-size?

Red*Nails/Painted Pudgy! fingers..(Hair like Cow)

shoveled inth' POTATO SALAD!!

her..mandibles!warkin'/BUTTS/BEIGE n'

(Like*Crazy!)n'OVUR*TIME!-&n'OOUBLE*TIME!

MOUTHCLOSIN'..

Mindopening?

Nostoc(nos'tok)n. Coined by ParacelsusBot.

Any blue(green-algae of the..Genus (i. .didn*tsay-

Genius )NoSTDC.. (FOUND n'MOIST PLACES).

.&made up of Filaments? united into..a

jellylike

spherical orlobed(i..didn*tsay-loved)

colony.(CRAZY*EDDIE says..

YOUR'E..INSANE!)

Remember Mclndoe?.7/Z0/73

Kronlins says: So Theres..SomethingAbout-

FishPunch? I know what it is? leva's Pregnant!

You Zseemed..(like a..happy Married Couple)?

FISH*HOUSE*PUNCH!!QUIT BOUNCIN'!THAT

GRAPEFRUIT!!KRONLINS..Now about this story?

Well ANYWAY.. there was thisbig gal(BIG..GAL)/

LOUISE!! She's a real big Woman..she's (GOT ONE

OF THESE BoDIES(that when you look at..(IT)!

..you (CAN'T) believe it!)PoWER! BIG*HIPS!wf'

BOOM BOOM.. real power! So.. When I got There..

I walked in Last! Because I liked that-as-Dramatic En-

trance! So..THEY*HAD BEEN DRINKING.. They ha

had(Z) and after You had-had(Z)ofthis..(It pretty

muchoosendsooyouon it(its)way1)yoUR! WAY!! ITS

BRANDY, VODKA, & GIN! AND I'M talking about..

&THEN(itsgot)ITS GOT PEACHES FLOATING!

CHERRIES.. APRICOTS (ALL*SoRTS) OF STRANGE

..THINGS! BUT(itsreally)-it -really)is POTENT!..you

you have 3(3g1asses.. about this TALL?? about..this

big-AROUND!!? &..Your'e Gone! (Kronlins says?

You told me two?) NAW..IT'S THREE, NAw Three,

Three.. well Two &Your'e Gone..but Three(YOUR'E

OUT!!)now really its..is!(SO.. Hmmm.. They had Two

(They were on their Second-One when we got there!)))

& I.. being Hot! (we had been working(out) of lZhours

oo)& this is what it wasoowe'dbeen working with(that)

SLEDGE-HAMM[R(8 oh.. it's 91b. SLEDGE-HAM-

MER!! (I don't know what it is.. butBOY!! SWINGING

THAT ALL DAY LONG & I..WAS DEAD!!(I WAS

OUT!)..So I

Sat Down! As I Viewed Her! I SAW HER(& I

SAID OH!

BOY!..there's th' One!)? & I SAT DOWN! & SURE*

E*NOUGH!!

I was down on..some sort of(you*know)th'FOLDING

CHAIRS that..puts you..on th'ground?(& th' NEXT

THING I KNEW!

SHE SWINGS..AROUND..HER HIPS?)To face Me?

.throws herLEG OUT LIKE THIS! & I'm LOOKing AT

ALL THIS..GIGANT[S5! ..THROWS HER LEG

BACK!!..Ahmmm.. then She Introduces Her

self! PHILIP(SHE KNEW MYE NAME..Ididn't

know..she(hadit..shehadit..allplanned(out))!SHE WASA

.. SCORPIO!)She said PHILIP!..MYE NAME..IS LOU

I S E!.. PHILIP! & Leaned Across & Looked!& They

had Told Me..that(this gal)you know-pretty-well*(eats

them up!)OUT THERE.. th'th'men? That She DOMINATES..THAT SHE..TERRIFIES!!..? this'n'that!

? &1&11.. I Had No Interest(SHOWED*NO*INTER-

EST)? (Hi!Howr'e You.. &PAID'erNOATTENTION)&

ISTARTED DRINKIN.. AND OF

COURSE(th'lstOneIdrank..likeWATER..)cause It was

SoCOLD!& I was SO TIRED!!(&I SAillDOWN..&&I-I

..WAS SITTINGDOWNthere..&)KEN WAS TALKING

..& This Guy was talking??&SHE..I..I)justlooked..th'o

ther-way?&PAID NO ATTENTION

&SO..SOMEBODY..ASKED(HER A Couple of

Questions?.BECAUSE THIS 'nTHAT!! BUT..WHAT

INTERESTED ME!..ISTHAT! CAROLE..HADTOLD

ME!(SHE SAID*..WAIT* TILL* YOU*) MEET(L 0 U

I S E??)&.. ANYTIME ANYONE TELLS ME

THAT!!..THATS*OUT!!! IMEAN.. THAT'S FOR ME

(A U TOM A T(I)CLY..IS OUT!)I/I..Don'tWANT

IT!! NOW! TH'NEXT..THING!! I KNOW..

IS..THATTH'

TH'.. LOUISE..COMES(RUNNING OVER!) WITH..

WITH..

WITH.. TO(GET*MYE..GLASS!) &TAKE(IT)..

OVER&SHE

..FILLS(IT..UPFORME)??

&&..HER(HUSBAND)..LOOKS..AT(ME)?

&IKNEWRIGHTTHEN.. FROM(Whatthey had

toldme)..&what..wasgoingon..&Isaid(BOY! I'M GOING

TO BE KILLED?)becauseHE

FINALLY(heh,heh)HAS HAD ENOUGH OF

THIS(her_attitude)' ButI..Tell(you-several-things)

..abouthim? One is.. that..He'sUh! ..this is

Pathetic(you*know)this

is thisis..really (TORRIDSTUFF)" IT'S PATHETIC

BECAUSE- he/?.he's(HADA..HEARTATTACK)!!..SOy

guess? YouKnowThat(he- can't(quite*satisfy)her?

you..KNOWMAYBE?? But(it)..goes even-worse?

inthat- Shepushesthis! Sohe..hasto gain(I guess..he has

to keep(control(ofhimself)notto..youknowthis- Sort of

Thing? andHe's aHe'sa..BrightKid! ..he's a..he's aVirgo!

he's a BrightKid!(he had a good skull)& he'ssittingthere?

&he started..Sohe

he(comesin)&then..to(try..tostop(thingsn'that..)HE

STARTS ADDRESSINGMEun-UNDER*TALK!!

SoIsayacouple..ofthingsThen..finally(IgetANGRY&I..

JustUH!!? UHf Iforget(hisname)? &IToldHimeI..I

don't..Really(WantToTalk)..&then MAC

COMESRUNNING..OVUR..&(STARTS*TALKING..)?

? & YouKnowth'PrincetonCrowdThey're..Really..Very

Super

flous..They Really Are!? Theythey Oon'tReally..They

Play These..They(really*play*games)?

TheyTheyTheyPlayAllOfTheGames..ThatAreKnown

(&InTh'CityTheyDon'tPlayGames)(Don't..havetime?)

(IFeel)LikeLike..

TheyPlayed..OutThere!!)

TheyHaveToGoThrough&AroundThings*

BeforeTheyFinallyDoSomething!

So AfterTh'2ndFISH*HOUSEPUNCH!? SHE

COMESRUNNING*OVERAGAIN TOFILLFORT

H'3rd&..

&SheAlmostGetslnAFight!! ..withth'GUY(THAT

ISGIVIN'TH"PARTY!!? BecauseHewants to Serve(it)?

&Idon'tUnderStandThisYouKnow?.this..istoomuch

(forme)Youknow..I'm Watchin'MALE/FEMALE!!(ha-

ha)OUTTHERE!!?

Now..soWeGolntoth'HOUSE&..SUP*PER..lt'sit's

(TIMETOEAT!! TIMETOEAT!!)&he.. wascooking

(&Iwant you toknow)THAT..WASTTH'BEST*MEAT

I'VE EVER..EATEN'N*MYELIFE!! He BARBECUED

BIG! BIIIGGG!!! CHUUUUNNNNNKKKKS!!

OfofSIDES(OF*BEEEFF)ORWHATI..IDON'T(know

orOWHATIT?.FAN TAST IC! BOY! !MEAT! ! IT

WOULD'VEDONE.. HARD..ONTH' OUTSIDE(AS

CRUNCHI) &thenitwass..RARE(ONTH'INSIDE!) &..

OH!&YOU COULD.. BIGGG? THIICCKK.. CHUN-

NNKKSS OF MEAATTT!! & JUST

OHIOHOH!!I..DON'T(KNOW)..WHATI'MTALKING

(ABOUT)? III..CAN'T*IMAGINE? WHAT(IT)MUST

(COST)?uh

..FORMEATNOW? ThatKindOfMeat?

IMEAN..AHUNDRED*DOLLARS?

ASLAB?IDON'KNOW? SO.. I'_'GOIN_.. &SO..

CAROLE

WELL(IMUST*TELL)THIS

.. WEWERESTAYINGAT(WODJE'S)

&HE'SAPOL*LACK!! WODJE KWOWASKlersom-

(IDON'T-KNOW

whatITIS? WODJE KWOWASKlersom-

thin..HISFATHERWASTH'PRINCETONFOOT

BALL(PLAYER) THAT'SKNOWN.. TOOAY!!

AS THE'BIGFOOTBALLHERO(backin..1935?/25

uh..whenfootball wasreally(ROUGH)..hewasan

ALL***

AMERICAN HEPLAYED(i)think? forth 'GIANTS-??

BAckin..1940(I..II(DON'TKNOW?).. but anyway

SOTHIS(SON)..

THISSON.. THATIS..APHYSICAL*TERROR..

(unconscious)but Imean

toLOOKATHIM!! nowreally.. H'esUH..He'sUH(LEO)

TOO..HE's BUILT(HE'SMUCH..BROADER(THAN*

YOU)! &BIG!BIGGGMUSCULARTYPE!

YOUKNOWTHATKIND(MUSCULAR*TYPE?

(whenyou.. LOOKAT'EM?.youCAN'TBELIEVE(IT)?

&they(DON'TDO..ANYTHING

BUT(SIT..AROUND)? - iIREALLY..

SOHE'SAWAY(&HIS*WOMAN

HADFIXED(MYE*BUBBLEBATH) uhyousee..

wherewewerestaying'

(HIS..HISWOMAN..HADPREPARED..MYEBATH)?

sheputsBUBBLEBATHin it?

&Imadeth'MISTAKE(OFTELLIN"HIM?) (him-later-

youmean

..toTELLME?.sheFIXESYOU-ABUBBLEBATH?

(ALLTH'TIME?)this..

wasaSPECIAL*PREPARATION*..TO(GET)ME

CLEAN..AFTERTH'DAY?

Mclndoesaid..&I..didn'tevenknow(this)?

HISWIFE..WASMAKINGA(playforme)?

..&(IDIDN'T)EVENKNOW(IT)? other

thanth'factl(thanshe..wassittingon..withthis(little*thin)..

OUTFIT(&SHE..WASNOT(GOING*TOGO)TOTH'

PARTY)? IF(I)DIDN'TGO.. which..ithoughtWAS*

ABSURD!) &WODJE-WASOUTFISHING?? For..

2orthr-twodaysl) UH..FISHINGFORTUNA..(noluck)

buttuna? I'DRATHER..BE(WITHHIM)

YOUKNOW..yeah(yeah)ILookLike-I'M

GOINGTO..BEGONE..ONEOF*THESEDAYS)?

THAT'SIF..

HEFORGIVES(MEFORRUNNING)OVERTH'PO

T- ..INTH'YARD? (heh-heh-hal) WELLANYWAY

.. SO..SHE(WODGE's WIFE..HADFIXED(MYE*

BATH)? SH'DWASHED..(MYECLOTHES)'

'SH'DDRESSEDUP..'NAN..UNBELIEVEable..

gown? UHWHEEE

HH!I..these(littlebreasts_hanging)?? j&(allthis)?

ThatWasTh'OneNUDE(UHISWIMMING..EHI..DID

(ITELL)YOU?ABOUT..THAT??)

(no-tell-us)Kronlins said.. &&..TRYEDTOEN

TICE(ME)? INTO.. TH' POOL?) (&&IWOULDN' T

. .DOIT?) INSTEAD(

1)TOOKA..LITTLE(stick)..HEHICK(wha'(I)time..heh)

thereyouareOH..BOYIIHAVE..BEEN(OOING*SOME

THIN*RIGHT)?ALRIGHT.. BUT

*ANYWAYI 50..50 WODJE'SWIFE..HAD

HER SHE

HADTOLDMclndoe..erhMACINDOE.. (toleave..

toleave

th'DOORS

UNLOCKED..INTH'CAR..)(because(she*had)

planned(THATSHE..WOULDMANUVEUR*ME*

OUT..toth'Car?

while(MAKELOVETOME)?.th'Party..wasgoing

(on)?She

didn'tlike..th'People..that(were*there)?SOI..WAS

WATCHIN'(allthis)kindain..DISBELIEF? &SOCAROL

E?.

WASFIXING..myeplate?.&thenBIGLOUISE(CAME

OVER&..JERKEDTH'

PLATE..AWAY.. KNOCKINGTHINGS.

. ONTH'FLOOR?.)&TOOKOVER..&SAID(YOUR'R

NOT*GONNA*FEED'EM..I'MGONNAFEED'EMI)

.. SHEFIXEDMYE..PLATEI(&thenshe..cameover..

handed(IT)tome) (III..justGOTCARRIEDAWAY

(now) &GRABBED*AHOLD

OFHER*BIIGGCHEEEKKSSI! &&IKNEW WHO

WASBEHINDHER?.IKNEW

..(NO*ONE)WAS..BEHIND*HERII

&&IISAID..IGRABBEDAHOLDOF.. HER..BIGG

CHEEKSI &SHE..EH?.&MASSAGED'EM..(JUSTA*

LITTLE..

BITI?)..YOUKNOW(WHILE*SHE'S..HOLDINGTH'

PLATE? ..&SHE(Ha, Ha,hehl)TH'TH'..LOOK(ONHER*

EYES)1 SHEKNOWS..

SHEALMOST(CLIMAXESI)NO..NOWREALLYI

UNBELIEVEABLEI

THISGAL'SA'(HOT*COOKIE) I

I..HERHANDS(WERESO)HOT! THEY. .

BURNED. .MYEARMI I. .WHENSHE*TOUCH

EDMEI I IMEAN..BURRNED MEEEI?

BURNED(MYE)SKINNI &&&1'

IMEAN(YOUKNOW)..IT(WASA..HOTNIGHT)

(BUT*STILL)? THEY-BURRNEDME.. NOW..

SO..SOSHE SAlOl I'VE

HEARDABOUT*YOU(buti..didn'tknow)YOUWERE*

LIKETHIS!? &&1said.."WHERE..CANWE..GO!?"

shesaid(wehavetowait-wehavetoeatfirst?)

&Isaid..IoON'T..WANTTO*EATFIRST!? ehIIF

I'MGONNA..EAT..I'M..GONNAEAT..BUT(if(I'm)not

gonna..

youKNOW?)..youKNOW! NOW.. SO(clearing

throat)I..I

BREAK*AWAY*FROM..THISGAL!..&I(GOOUT..

INTOTH'CROWo..) TO(GET*AWAY) FROMHER

BECAUSE(I)REALLYTHOUGHT.. BOY!

THIS..IGOTTO..STAYAWAY(FROM*THIS..WO

MAN)!..ERI'MGONNA

GET(INTO)TROUBLE!! SO IWAS..INTHERE

EATING!! &THE'NEXTTHING(IKNOW)..IS THAT

(I'M)HALF

WAYTHROUGH*MYE(meal)?

ANoHER(HUSBANDisSITTINGrightOVERHERE!)

&??.SHECROSSES..1STSHE'S..SEATEDNEXTTO

..HER

HUSBAND! &SHEWALKS..AWAY(fromhim?)

.. &COMESAROUNo(&STARTS.. MASSAGING

(MYE)BACK!!? INTHE'WHOLEGROUP!?

IMEAN(YOUKNOWEVERYBODY..ISSEATED

(AROUNo*IN..ACIRCLE?) &SHECOMES..UP?&

EMM..

STARTS MASSAGING(MYE)BACK?

STARTS(RUBBING(MYE)BACK?)

(clearinghis..throat)then..

SHETELLS(ME)SHE..WANTSTO(TALK)TOME?

SHEWANTSread..TOREAD..SHEWANTSME(toread

*herhand)ha-hasheWANTSME..TOREAo(HERFOR

TUNE?) SO..ALLRIGHT..ISAY!OKAY!

OKAY!!IFYOU(GETME*KILLEo)?

ISAY..&(NOT9NLY*THAT)..I'LLTELLyouSO

METHING*ELSE!?

(THATMORNINGWHENIWOKEUP..MYFATE

LINE(HAo)

ALMOST..DISAPPEARED!)?? Which scared me..to

death! IImean.. REALLY!REALLY! It's NEVER

BEEN THAT

WEAK! (it almas-disappeared)!? &Isaid..

UHOH!!

I Get It! weWE..FELL THIS BIG

ROOF(33feet by 38)& DROPPED

IT!..14feet(BRAAAAAACCCWWWHHHRRAAA

AAAA!) I Thought I was Going To Get It There!? IW

ASUPON

ONE OF THE SIDE*WALLS!!

THHHRRROOWWERLINNER..RR..RR!?

(likealikea..likea(LITTLE uh..likea(LITTLE*ROBIN)

8UTANYWAY! BACKTOBACKTO..(that)SOI..SOI

THOUGHTwell.. &BOYIWASN'T*AFRAID*.. OF

ANYTHING

AFTERTHAT..AfTER(WE'D)..IWASN'T(AFRAID*

OF*DYING).. IF(thatwasth'time??)

SHETOOKEME&..SHEWASSEATED

SHEWASSEATEo..INTH'FRONT*ROOM?

WITH(HER*LEGS&..Ican'tdothat..cause I'm toostiff)

HERLEGS (WEREUP*LIKETHIS*&SHE

'SFACING..&SHE'SGOT..HERARMS(ACROSS)

HER!(likehere) &SHE'SFACING..SHE'S

FACING..TH'WALL BOUT4FEET*OUT!!

&EVERYTHING*IWANTEo

WAS..YOUKNOW(YOUKNOW)..THEOTHER*SIoE

(ha-ha)THEOTHER..SIDE?

(AWAY)FROM*EVERYBODY?.SOIJUST(WALK

Eo*AROUND)..&SLIo*RIGHT*DOWN

(UNOERHERLEGS)PUTMYE..LEGSON(EITHER)

SIDE..OFHER!! &JUST..

SLIoRIGHT..UP(INTO*HER)(RIGHT*UP..INTOHER*

PUBICAREA!)?ina..sense

&..SAID(*NOW*WHAT..AREWE?.GOING(TO

TALK*ABOUT)!!?

ANDTHATGAL(CAMEALIVE?)

SHEREACHEDOVER..&START

EDTO..STROKING(MYE)ARM?

(BURNING'MYE(ARMS)WITHHER..HANDS)?

SHE..REACHED(OVER&STARTED)TO..ANDSHE

(LEANSOVER?)&SOBOY!! (THAT..THATS

ENOUGH) ANDSHESTARTED.. II..JUSTGRABBED

HER!! &I&I&I&I..(KISSEDHER..LIKECRAZY!!)

BUTWHATI..DIDN'TKNOW

THAT(WE*WERE)ATTHE*SAME*LEVEL)?

&HERHUSBANDS..

(EYES..WERE..RIGHT(ONUS)!!?.THEWHOLE

*TIME??) MYEGOD!!

IDIDN'TKNOWTHIS..YOUKNOWI? &I*

ROLLED.. OVER..&SUDDENLY..I'MLOOK-

ING AT(THEHUSBAND)!!

heh,heh,ha&..(SOI..DIDN'T..(PAY)HIM(ANYATTENT

ION

IJUST..IGNOREDHIM??(COMPLETELY..)

&TURNEDBACK..TOHER!!&&YEH!

THEN..THE(NEXTTHING*IKNOW*IHAD..(MYE*

HANDS..UP*UNDER..ALL

THATGALS..UNDER*ALLTHAT*MEAT!!)? &

I'M(NOTKIDDING)YOU..

IHAD(LISTEN..TOLISTEN(TOTHIS)(THISEND..

TOTHIS(END)) ALLTH'WAY..HERE(ONMYE*

ARM)!?

SHEWASSHEWAS..IFSHEWAS(PUT)..THE(FRONT

*END..OFHER(HERE)&..THE(BACKEND..OFHER

HIPS)HERE!? SHEWASSS..BIIIGGG!!!

HmmmSLIDING..MYE*ARM*THROUGH{THERE)

THEN..SHE(ROLLSOVER&SHE*FACES..

TH'HUSBAND)??LOOKING.. AT*HIM!?.

ICOULDNN'T..BELIEVETHIS!!

&THEN..THROWS(HER*HIPS*UP)IN*MYE*FACE!!

&I..BITE(SOI..

REALLY..BITEHER!!..(IREALLYBIT*HER)!!!)

RIGHT*THERE*..&UH.. SHEROLLS..OVERINA

(scream) AREAL(LOUD*SCREAM)(&THEN..

PEOPLE..

ARECOMING..IN(&OUT)OF*THEROOM(YOU

KNOW)..FISH*HOUSE*)_PUNCH!!

JI..IDIDN'T..EVEN(CARE)?.YOUKNOW-

(&III)DON'TEVENCARE*(YOUKNOW)I

IDON'T..CARE? IFTHIS? IFTHIS?

..IS..THISTH'GAME(THEYWANNAPLAY)&

THEYUH!..COME/CAME

..THEYALL(CAME)OVER&..TRIED..TOSTOP(IT)!!

(BYE*INTER*VIN_(ING)WF'INTELLECTUAL*

TALK!!)..WHIC_H..AMUSEDMEEE!

&THEYALLWOULDRUNN..DOWNSTAIRS!!&

PEEK(AROUND..CERTAIN(CORNERS)OFTHE

WALLL

INOTHEWR(WURDS)..WE(WERE..

THE'EXCITETANT{TOTHEIR..

PERVERSIONS!?)

SOIF..THAT'sUH!HERRUSBAND?

(GOTWHERE..HECOULDN'T..TAKE(IT)

ANYMORE??) THANKGOODNESS!!

ANDUH!..HE(TOLDWODJE)TO..COME

(STOP*IT)?

&WODJE(CAMEIN..&SHETOLDHIM

(GET*THEHELL*OUTTA*THERE)..&

SHE(SCRATCHED!!HIM!!..

SCARATTTCCHHHEERR..CCTH(I'M

NOT(KIDDINGYOU?)ALL..THEWAY

(DOWN) ..&LEFTA(BIG_LONGRED*

SCRATCH)&.. LEFTA(BIG..BLUE..

BRUISE)!

YOU..JUST*DON'T..KNOW..WHAT

(WENTON)? shewas..goingtoleavewith

(me)?

(she..wasgoingtogo..home(with*th'

\J1edjets)wfiere

Iwas._staying!..&shewasn'tgoing(HOMEWITHHER*

HUSBAND)..&finally

Isaid(NOWLOOK)..ENOUGH'SENOUGHI!YOU GO

HOMEwithyourhusband.

(THAT'S*IT)! SHEsaid..I'LLcome&seeYA! I'LLcome

(IN)&she

goes..on&on &I&I..wasLUCKY!

BUT(YOUKNOWYOUKNOW)WHATHAPPENEDIT

(THATIT..KEYED)..UPTHEOTHER..WOMEN!!?

THENEXT*THING!!Iknowthen..?

TH'MAN..TH'MAN..THAT(OWNEDTH'HOUSE)HIS..

WIFE'SMOTHER

HISWIFE'S..MOTHERI?

(THATWAS..VISITING*FROMPENNSYLVANIAI!?)

..&&SHEWASA..RUSSIAN?

SHEWASA..RUSSIAN(WF'BLUEEYESI)BLACK

PUPILS&..she'DS(ITS)LIKETHISS!! &SHE'DLOOK

AROUND?.

THENSHE(CAMEAFTER*ME)AFTERTHAT..

WHICHWAS..VERY(STRANGE)!?

&THATWOMAN..WAS..ABOUT42(er'3)..&shecame

afterme..&SHE..

&SHE&SHE&SHE(CAMEPRISSING..AROUNDTH'

KITCHEN)&WASI..&IWAS HAVING

ANOTHERDRINK*(INTHERE*BYE*MYSELF)?

.IIGOT(OUTATHATI ..&SHE..SAIDI..UH!!

YOUKNOW(YUOURRI?.&THEN (SHEUSED..YOUR

WORD)??& I

SAID(THISISTOOMUCH)!..SHESAID(YOUKNOW)

YOUR'RE..QUITEACHARMER!!

ACHARMER!I?.YOUKNOW(IWASTHINKING..OF

MYESELFIASA..RAPIST!!)HA*HA*HA*HA*HA?

(YOUKNOW..FROMCINCINATTI!)HA*HA*HA*

IREALLY..ACHARMER!!

ACHARMERII? AFTERALLTHAT!!? SOIDON'T

KNOW!I??

ANDAND..NOTONLYTHAT! THENTHEN(WHEN)

WODJE(COMESIN)..

WELLTHIIS(WODJE*WASN'TTHERE)..

WEWEDIDN'TKNOW(HE

(WOULDBE..BACKIN(time)TOGET..TOTHEPARTY?

&CAROLECAME

RUNNING(TOME)! &SHESAIDGUESS(WHAT)

? &ISAIDWHAT?

SHESAID(ICAN'THAVEYOU*TONIGHT*MY

HUSBAND*HASCOMEHOME?)

IMEAN..YOUYOUKNOW#..(THESEARE..

CRAZY..PEOPLEOUT*THERE)YOUKNOW..

REALLYI?

IMEAN..YOUYOUKNOW_I"LL(TELLYOU..

SOMETHING*THOUGH..THERE'RESO..(LIKE

ABLE)ASREAL..

PEOPLE! THAT..THATTHEYARENOT..UH THAT..

THAT

THEYARENOT..UH THEy'RE HEALTHY!!

(INSOMESENSE..OFTHEIRPERVERSION)?

REALLY..THEY'reTHEY'reREALLIK_BLE*PEOPLE

? youCAN ' THELP(BUTLIKETHEM)?

THEY'reJUST(ALITTLETOO..FREE?)

&1ST..OFALL(THE'VEGOT)HEADS..YOUKNOW??

(THEYCAN..THINK)?

SO..THAT'TSALL..THAT(HAPPENED)

YOUKNOWnothing..atall!

WHATABOUTTH'POT?

youmean..th'PDT-O"_Petunias(&HertzRent-a-

Truck?)

yeah?

UPFROM TH' DEPTHS..

come rats

enough to weaken

sidewalks- foundation?

toleave.. gapingholes/ n'gardens?

&SLAUGHTER*NEIGHBORHOOD*CATS..

enough toscare

a..whole(street)

fullof..people(SOBADLY?)

THEY*FEAR(letting..theirchildren) OUT*TOPLAY!!

HELLO

hello - Philip?

Its me..(Operator) -tellsme willyou pay..for(thiscall)?

HELLO

hello-Philip?

Its me..(Again - It's Helen.. I just wanted?)

.. to tell you(I Love You)

WHICH BRINGS US * INDIRECTLY TO * SPACE

MOUSE? BROOKLYNS'S FIRST*ASTRONAUT..

WITH PRINCE CHARLES AT HER..

(side20YR, OLD DIANA..

WAS REPORTED.. DOING"VERYWELL

(&(THE ROYAL GYNECOLOGIST)?

WAS..STANDING BY!?))

How can..it be said?

to measure up to th'(oldlady)

she has..seen(herday)?&(eaten-it-too)? Mouth..puckered

like prune?

(CONTROVERTED VOICE- & HIGH PITCHED!)

likeone..who(contrary to opinon) doesn't..complain-

unless asked to? like one..SACROSINCT(WF'HER*

TRADE) liketh' OLD BITCH..THAT SHE IS!! while.

.across th'(FOUNTAIN)30r4youngGIRLS*SIT

(TWOIN..STRIPED RED GREEN T

SHIRTS!)An Alternative to th'

AGED*CDNDITION..(SWAYING..TOMUSIC

(th'THIRDWF'MORE..SKIN(SHOWIN')!!

thanmost..SNAKES(SHAKES)?? tobe..EXACT- (if not

to be DIFFERENTIAL?)

(HOODED BYE HER HAIR)(FULL OF ENERGY)

UNDER*RUBBED*PAINT/FIRE..OF TH'LIVING!!?

tobe..(Extinguished/onlyby/th'DANCEof TIME?)

n"..throbbing drumbeat..th'noise increasedmore(sound)

than voice..(without*statement)

Dear Friend:

I(can't tell you)how much I(appreciate th'work) being done by

the ESTATE COMMITTEE on behalf..

ofmyeLEGISLATION..TDABOLISH..THE

FEDERAL(DEATH)TAX LAWS

After seeing (HOW MUCH) THEY

HAVE(NOT)ACCOMPLISHEDIN THE STATES

OF CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON & (NEER*DO*

WELL) I know(they)ARE COMMITTED TO

(WIPING OUT)(ALL INHERTANCETAX*LAWS)

That's why I(hopeyou)will join.. THE ESTATE

COMMITTEE & be..a part of our NATIONWIDE*

EFFORT!

I(DON'T*THINK)THERE IS..ANOTHER(THING)?

YOU CANDO..(RIGHT*NOW) THAT

WOULO..HELP(THE*FUTURE OF YOURFAM

ILY & YOUR..WELLBEING!?)

& OON'T(BE*FOOLED)BY THEby

theIFANCY*FOOTWORK"! NOTHING.

."SHORT OF TDTAL*ELIM!NATION

OF ALL"(death)TaxLaws.. is good

enough.

GOVERNMENT (DI

N'T EARN THAT MONEY..you did!)

It's time..(you got to keep(it)!

SIMON MET*TH'PIEMAN***HAVE*YOU*ANY*

WARE?

NO SIR.. NO SIR..(THREE(BAGS)FULLI)

& TH' DISH(RANAWAY _ .WF"('f.H ISHEEPE3

LJTTS }"')

&(TH'BEIGESHEEP)&..TH'***DISH***RAN***

AWAY.. WF'..TH1*5POON &BEIGE(BUTTS!!)

convergiently..they proceeded

towards- poverty.

a mongreldog- pointing

..sum..fineblood!

..n'him! th'Squirrel-at edgeofgrass?- (carrying*some*

nut) ..worth(more than- humancontact)?

(This..Warning"MARKS EVERY SEWER")

BEWARE OF RATS!!!(Like Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch; a chewing..

a gnawing!) They must have..come?

_een Under Th'House? Trying..to

"CHEW THEIR WAY.. IN"! NOW

"I WALK ON..TH'OTHER SIDE OF TH'STREET"

!NOW

(..th' TERROR FROM BELOW!)??

BEIGE.. a constant reminder_ BUTTS.. everywhere

(as..litter!)

as th'..(theme..progresses)? .. th'..REALITY*INCREASE

S!!

contrary to most/asone-gainstth'world? he(startled me!)

BRIGHT RED ORANGE..

STRAWBERRYBLONDE../DROSOPHILAcrawlin'..

(nextto..IRISH*GAL) sittin' next to(me)?

FAMOUS TO TH'WAIST(her)

BRIGHT RED ORANGE..STRAWBERRYBLONDE..

/HAIR?(notknowing..(what)th' Genus/Species/..

"BUT QUITE DESIREABLE"?

Male Crawlin' Across th'

Page?BLANK(EXCEPT WHERE TH'LETTERS..

ARE)BOLD..BY(MAKING IT)?..(hip presence known)

"FAMOUS FOR A MINUTE!" ..unbeknowns't to

MANkind?

"BEIGE*BUTTS/-..-I*(!)"?

poems..(C)copyright

philip lawrence sherrod na

PART: I/-..OF/-..*THREE*PARTS!

PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD'S WEBOOK.COM BLOGS

Friday, September 10, 2010

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