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BOOK: 6

”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. -a*copy..of*Bruises(!)?

-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..(C)-2010-

IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*THREE!

”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. -a*copy..of*Bruises(!)?

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philip lawrence sherrod, poet

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philip lawrence sherrod, poet ©

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Original*Poems were*Created..&*Copyrighted..Aug. 2001.

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

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

*Human-*Relationships!..-&*All*Created*..*Persons/-!(?) ..&***Personal*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, 2008

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 written/-..as-..(the*Spoken*Word!)? & *Dedicated*/-..-To*The*Way/-..-Most*People*Speak/-! *Consciously/-&..Or*/-..UnConsciously(!)?..-&*(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/-..*LIBERTIES(!)?

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

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-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..(C)-2010-IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*TWO!

BOOK 6. ”*BRUISES/-..(-BLACK*/-..N'..-*BLUE!!)

-(60 poems)-..poets©-1986..(C)-on*line..2010 author: philip lawrence sherrod

-signed*..(In*Yellow!)?-

-SHERROD(!)?

Page 34

-trader..-

-of*WindMills(!!)?

-turning*/-..(The*SawBlades?)

-they*came/-..(-*Unrecognizable!)?

-in..the*Purple/-(?)-

-(-*night/-..Off*Shades/-..Of*Reali

-(-eyes*Cut/-Like*diamonds!)?

-yet/-..(-each*Eye/-Looking..

-Like*a/-..Playing*Card!)?

-a stacked deck..

-each.. withQuestion.. noAnswer(?)

-i couldgivethemnothing(!)?

-yet..frommye..Er’Rational..(e)?

-theirBrains..keptWorking(!)?

-i offered them..coffee(!)

-withoutcream..orsugar(?)-they..

-drankasif..(Thirsty*Bodies/-like..

-P∂utty..(-Grewy*Blue!))?

-theyunrolled/-..*Paper/-*Wet..

-Nasty*Smelling(!)?..-as

-Newspaper(!)?

-i offered(*Them..*Blue..(E)-

-*images(!!!)?

CHRIST(!)..or-(ANTICHRIST!)?-..

-EATS*..THE-..(*PORKS..*FOOT!)?

-biggest*blood..(*bath!?)?-..

-done*in..(20thC!)?

page 35

-canvas..(-7’ X 16’ )!!!

-workdone..1967-69(!)

-Symbolic*Attack*-&*Metaphor(!)?

-of..(*Vietnam!)?

-Orthodox*Religion(!?)

-(Politics*War!?)?

-thecenter..COMODE(-toilet!)?-

-rendered..fr∫om(*Immagination!)?

-Super*Imposition(!)?-Imposed*..

-on..(-EveryDay..*Reality!)?

-but*not..(Without*Morals!)?

-(DESTRUCTION*OF*WESTERN-..

-*CIVILIZATION/-VIA*VIOLENCE!)?

-bones*floating..N’(-CESSPOOL(?)..

-OF*CONSPIRACY!)?

-&*JESUS(!)?

-Taking..(The*Pledge!)?

-Of..(-Boy*Scouts*Honor!)?

-The*..(Three*..*Trinities!!!)?

-*Mother/-*Father/-..(*God!)?

-(THE*JAX*MAN(!)?-&*..FUSSY*..

-*FINAST!)?

-with..(Mouth*Open!)?

-(Eye*Teeth/-..*Blazing!)?

-or..(Blue*Guru!)?-with..(-HOLY*TRIANGLE!)?

-(*RED!)?-..&*GET..the-(*IDEA!)?

-Light*Bulb(!)?-with..(*PINK..*ELEPHANT!)?

-(EARS!!)?

-or..(SomeThing’s*Fishy(!)?..*Some-

-Where(!))?-here*The*Quote(!)?..(”WE*WILL-

-*DECEIVE(-*NOW!)..EVEN*LESS/-..THA

-(WE*SHALL*?)/-..(-*DECEIVE*HIM)..-

-*TOMORROW(!!!)”(?)

-the..(HOMO*Milk!)?-regular*grind(!)?

-MEDAGLIA*..D’ORO(!!)?

-*CAFE’(!)?

page 36

-&*JUDAS*Wearing(?)-*JOSEPH’S..

-COAT/-..OF..(-MANY*COLORS!)?

-*Stealing..(-the*T.V.!)?

-OLD*WOMAN..in*..(-RED*HAT!)?

-&..(-GREEN*PUBIC..*AREA!)?

-Looking*..At*(-The..*Pipes!)?

-&..(The*Nude!)?-Bent*Over..

-Showing..(-HER*/-..*ASS!)?

-With..(-Red..*Arm*Band!)?

-&(?)-..(-Brown*Cross..*Redball!)?-

-(-Balanced..*at*Top!)?

-Then..(Swing..*-ing(?)-To*Upper*Left(!)?)

-(Hand..*Corner!)?-(-75*..*CENTS!)?

-1st..(-HALF..*HOUR!)?..(-MAXIMUM*..*PARK!!)

-then*over/-..on..(-CENTER..*RIGHT!)?

-THE..(-BLACK*..*PROCESSION!!)?

-(-Of*The/-..*PIG!)?

-(1st..*SUPPER/-..PORK*/-..*UNION!)?

-..(-BOYCOTT*/-..*HIM!)?

-..”*HELENA/-..(-GODDESS*..OF..NEW*YORK!)”?

-in..white*blouse(!)?

-leads..(the*Pack!)?-*Promenading..(DANCING*..

-HER*FOOL/-..HEAD*..(*OFF!))?-

-To..(2*Beeıs!)?-..Leading*The*Procession(!)

-(Red*Lipped*Figure/-..with*..(Black*Hair!))?

-3*Flags..(-Coming..Outta*Ear!)?

-&*You..(-GUESSED*(?)-..*IT!)?

-THE..*(-CYNICAL..(?)/-..*ONE!)?

-WITH../-(THE*..*WINGS!!!)?

-To..(THE*ONE!)?-HOLDING*(!)?-..

-The*..(GIG*STICK!)-of..(THE*PIG!)?

page 37

-with..(Long*Nose?)..&..JOVIAL*INSANITY(?)

-A*RAUCOUS*GROUP/-(CARRYING..on*a-

-*STICK!)?-the*CARCASS(!)?-with*DEATH(!)?

-HIS*..(-STOCKING

-RINGED*PURPLE/-..(?)-(*PIPE!))?

-attached*to-

-(THE*VOICE*BOX!)?

-MAN*..(-*AUDATING..*REALITY!)?

-as*Helena(?)..(-SYMBOL*..OF*DANCER!)?

-(&*CONVENT*..OF*ALL!)?/-&*FLAG(!)?

-in..(White*Pullover/-..as*VIRGIN!)?

-Leading*(

-(THE*..*PROCESSION!)?

-*ROBUST/-..*PRIDEFULL-*YOUTH(!)?

-To..(LEACHEROUS*../-SKIN*FIGURE(!)..?

-PULLING*/-..TUGGING*/-..but*Convincingly(?)-

-at/-..(WHITE*..*BLOUSE!)?)

-the*CREEP*(?)

-As..(-TWO*OLD*..*HEADS!)?

-Her*Yelling..(-at

-In*(-*Her/-..Pink*Kerchief!)?

-He*Gone/-..(*Deaf!)?

-Next*To..

(YOUNG*GIRL!)?

-(SUCKING*/-..THE*PIG’S/-..*BLOOD!)?

-(DRINKING*/..*LUSTILY!!)?

-next to..(-White*Helena’s/-..*DOUBLE(!)?

-In..(-YELLOW*STRIPED..(TEE*SHIRT!)?)

-(..*STARING!!)?

-forward/-..(THE*..TWO*EYED-

-FLOUNDER*WOMAN!)?

-Looks*Up(?)-At..(-CHRIST*..ER’*ANTI..*CHRIST!)?

-(THE../-*MADMAN!)?

-&*LOOKS*UP..

-at*The..(-RED*../-*CIGAR(!)?

Page 37 1/2

page 38

(PHALLIC*SYMBOL!)?

-Floating*In..(?)

-(Yellow*Green../-*UNDERWORLD!!)?

-THE*NUDE(!)?-..Known*As/-..(THE*BLUE-

-BOTTOMED/-..BLUE*CLOTHED/-*NUDE!)?

-STICKS*HER/-..(?)

-TONGUE*OUT(!)?-

..Next*To-

-9..Cents(!)?-

-*SOAP(!)-

-*BAR/-..*FLOATING(!)?

-Where..(THE*TIRED*MONSTER?)-..Is(?)

-MAN * NIP* U* LATED(!)?

-Bye*Maniken*Strings(!)?

-At*Edge..(-UV’*COMODE!)?

-Small*Figure..in../-(*UPHORIA!!)?

-OR*RELAX(!)?-..(-*EUPHORIA!!)?

-Then Up/-..*Left(!)?

-THE*PRIMORDIAL*MAN(!)?

-SCOOPS*UP..Wf’*His..(?)

-(RED*../-*TONGUE..THE*STINK-

-ING(!)?-..*BREW(!!)?-OF..

-*BONES(!)?

-*BLOODY..*RIBS/-..&*PUTRID*../-*JUICES(!!!)?

-OF..*CONQUEST(!!!!)?-/..

-&*WAR(!!!!!)?

-REACHING*..THROUGH*..-

-THE..(RED*TOILET*SEAT!)?

-Wf..(PRICK*SHOWING!)?

-While*CHRIST*(?)-Or..ANTI*CHRIST(!)?

-Looks*..-(DE*MONICALLY*SAITISFIED!)

-HYP*NOT*ICZED*..(BYE*BLOOD..*LUST!!!)?

-(POWER*..*LUST(!)?-..WAR*LUST(!)?-..EATING*-

-*LUST(!)?-..KNOWN*AS/-..THE(-PINK*..*PAGAN!)?

-OF..(BARBARIC..*SEX..*LUST(!!!!!!!))?

page 39

-of*Immagination(!)?-

-of..(-Another*..*World!)?

footenote:

-No*Reality..

-Tis*Known..

-Here(!)?

-signed:-Twice-?

..-he*rrod.

-a switch..

-Sun*/-..*Disappeared(!)?

-*Behind(?)-..

-Imaginations*-..(?)

-..*Cloud(!)?

-..Looking*Down..&-Out(!)?

-..Touching/-..(-FLATIRON..**BLDG.)?

-blinded*(bye?)-*HEAVENS(!!)?

-or*Hell’s..(*-Feelings!)?

-(Marsh*Mellow*Hearts/-..&*-

-Wings*../-*Beating!!!)?

-close/-*closer..

-to*Being/-..A*Bum(!)?

page 40

-(*Rap-(?)-..For*God!)?

-She*Should(*-Ave*..*Listened!)?

-(Working*..*Words!)-Like..

-*Worlds(!)?

-..Into-..*Jibberish(!)?

-..From..*Kings*Mind(!)?

-(I*Must*Be..Cumin’*..*-Original!)?

-People*Stare/--..As*If*I..

-(-Am..**Statue!)?

-Sun*Beatting..Off*Of..

-(Gold*..-Dome*..*Skull!!)?

-(Reminds*Us(?)-She*Won’t*Go!)-..

-To*Heaven/-..Wf’*(-Gender*..*Problem!)?

-Or*Hell/-..(?)-Wf’..(All-..Their*Rules!)?

-This..(Paper*Mate/-..No*Excuse!)?

-for..*(Love!)?

-Wf’..(All-..Their*Rules!)?

-Sirens*(!?)?..-GoGoing*/-..*Dancing..(?)-

-Cars*/-..Honking*Like*Geese(!!)?

-Forming*/-..(-WedgeShaped*(!)?

-Like*Shapes..N’(-Dark*..*Geometry!)?

-Or*Dark(!?)?..-(Under*..*World!?)?

-No*Words*Written(!)?

-On*Plaque(!)?

-Under*Him!)?

-WOW(!)-..ONE*OF*US(!)?

-HAS*DIED!!(?)

-WF’*OUT..(-*TURNING/-..

-BLACK&..BLUE(!!)?

page 41

-another..

-Jew*..-(I*Thought!)?

-It*Was*..

(-Helen*Liebhaber!)?

-As*Whitey’s..Say(!?)

-From..*Alabama?

-(All*Tigger’s..Look*Alike!)?

-but*This*Gal’s*..*Mother(!?)

-Should*-..(?)

-(Never*Been*Put(?))-

-in..(Bergen*Belsen!)?

-even*If-

-we*All*Play(!)?-

-*Hitler(!?)..?-Sometime(!)?

-We*../-Don’t*Mean*It(!)?

-even*if-

-I*Did..(?)-*Titulate..(?)

-You*To*Answer(!?)

-(No*I..Am*Not/-..A*..*Racist(?)

-KLU*KLUX*KLAN..’er..or-

-*NAZI(?)..-*COMMUNIST(!)?

-or..(-Blue*..*Jew!)?

-the rooster..(?)

-next*to..*butter-

-sproutin’..*hair(?)

-game*..*cock..*crow-

-ing(!)?-singing(!)?

-(what’s-..*he..doing*here(!)?

page 42

-curled*gristlin-(?)

-wet..(-up*&*down!)?-a

-Spring*Season(?)-for..

-the Sun*Cock(!)?-*Roller-

-Coastin’..In(!)?

-at(-Break*Neck!)?..-*Speed-..

-around..the*Curves(!)?

-of..the(-Mental*..*Goddess!)?

-top*..to*bottom..(-no*

-God’s*Clock(!)?-can*Clock-..(?)

-*me..

-this*Time(!)?

Super-

-Woman*shifted..

-Slightly(?)

-two..*Conclave*forms(?)

-&*Rocked(!)?

-the*order-(?)

-out(!)?-..More*Powerful..(?)

-than*any..*Locomotive(!)?

-eh(!)?-..S-(man!)?

fuzzy-

-Winged*Shapes(!)?

page 43

-Angels(!!)?

-In..Mauve*Brown(!)?

-Rusty(?)-

-Blue..(?)

Far*Hills..

-to Mts.(?)

-Brush(!)?

-Set*Like..

-Soiled-*Combs(?)

-(SomeOne*Must*Have..

-Been*Here!)?

-maybe..

-Spanish*..

-or Italian*(?)

-They*Wave/-..*Goodbye(?)..

-(the..Broken*Ones!)?

-Tombstones*..Set-

Like*Bent-

-..*Pretzels(?)

-No*Spirits/-..(?)

-Will..(?)-walk..

-”Without*Valises!”

-But -Walkin’..(?)

-in-(Blue*..(?)

-(Snow*..(?)))

-the..

-way*..you*Guys(!)?

..-park(!)

-those*yellow-

..*Canine(!)?

-Hot*/-..

-dog*..*Trucks(!)?

page 44

-Nex_To-(?)

-*yellow(!)?

-Red*..*tractors(

-Working!)?

-at..(Full*Throttle!!)?-!..?

-backing*Up(!)?(

-to*Tree?)-green(!)?

-with*Need(?)-To..(?)

-(-Hyst*One’s..leg!)?

-(l eads..*Me(?)-..

(-To*..*-wonder!))?

ARI’S-..*

-BIRTHDAY*(?)-/..*ORANGES(!!!!!)?

-BEFORE(!)? -../BURNING*(!!!)?-

..(HIS*EYE!)?

-WITH..(THE*..BIRTHDAY*(?)-/..*CANDLES(!!)?

-GRABBIN’*..(-5*..*ORANGES(!!!!!)?

-LIKE*MASSACIO/-(?)..MIGHT*..F’ -

-48” X 93”..on*canvas(!)?

-that..looks*like..(1978*-Jute!)?

-GRABBIN’..5*ORANGES(!)

-of..(-HOLY*LIGHT!)?

-or..THE(-DUNCE’s..*TITTY!)?

-GRABBIN’..5*ORANGES(!!!!!)?

-(-fumblin’..5*fingers/-..N’..(-The*Red*Clover!))?

-balanced*on*..(-His*Thumb!)?

page 45

-(beside..the(?))-

-(PURPLE*CAKE/-..

-&*EAT*IT/-..*TOO(!))?

-TWO*/-..GREEN*/-..*CANDLES(!!)?

-with..(-RED*/-..*FLAMES!!)?

-with*the..-

-(QUESTION*/-..MARK*/-..*HAT!)?

-*WAVING(!!)?

-TO*ME/-..*YOU(?)

-(Afraid..the..*WHITE*BALLOON’S(!))

-(-Going*To..Break*/-..*Pop!)?

-or-..(-What*Have*You!)?

-ARI*(?)

-with(?)

-(-his*..Hand*Open?)?

-(-Like*A*Child!)?

-in*Red*&*White/-..(?)

-(..TEE*SHIRT!)?

-(STRIPED*PEPPER-..

-..MINT*CANE/-..Shirt(!))?

-while..(?)

-the(..-BLUE*HATTED*/-..RED*NOSED*-

-*CLOWN!)?-Frey*Faced..

-Wf’..*GOGGLES(!)?

-&*Tear..Flowin’(?)

-visible..but..like*any-other..

-(GOD*FATHER/-..or*Fairy(!)?

-(Sufferin’..the*Act!)?

-below..

-the..(-SKIN*BALLOON!)?

-BLUE*BALLOON/-YELLOW*BALLOON(!)?

-If*I’am..*Spellin’..I’am..Really*(-*Fucked!)?

-(-WHITE*BALLOON!)?

-to..RED*BALLOON-..Beneath(?)-the..

-IRISH*(4*LEAF?)-..*CLOVER(!)?-(RED*-

-*CROSS/-)..(-LUCKY*EMBLEM!)?

-&..(THE SHERROD/-.. *JOKER!)?

-to..HARLEQUINN(!)?

-N’*YELLOW/-..&*-

.. (-BLACK*..*SUIT!)?

page 46

-with..SAGITTAURIUS(!)?

-(STICK*..*SHOTTIN’..N’*th’..

-CUPID’S*../-..*HEART!)?

-*Head(!)?..

-Into*..(*Metaphysical(!))?

-Me*(-The*Artist!)?

-With..(-Red*Lips?)

-With..(-META*/-..*PHYSICAL/-..DUNCE*CAP!)?

-Over..(-Game*Of..*Life!)?

-&*Death(!)?-&-..

-*Death.-(?)-or..(10000yds.?)

-ta’*Life(!)?-

-or*Death(!)?

-with..

THE*..(-EVERREADY*..*BATTERY(!!))?

(-SKULLS*/-..vs../-*SKINS!)?

(-Live*Christ/-..&*Two*Thieves!)?

(-On..(-EASTER*..*-MORN!))?

-&*The..(Infantile*Christ!)?

-bout*to..(Take*Off!)?

-in..

-GRANDMOTHER*/-..*MOSES!)?

/-..*AERO..*PLANE(!)?

/-(While..*DEAD*DOG/-..?

/-..*RISES(!))?

-wf’..

(BLACK*LUCKY!)?

-4*LEAF(?)-*CLOVER(!)?

-REMINDING*ME(?)

-of..

(THIRD*REICH!)?

-GONE..(4th*STATE!)?

-METAPHYSICAL*DOG(!)?-

-(GROWLS*..HIMSELF*..*ALIVE!)?

-while..

(CHRIST*Says..

“FORGIVE*THEM/-..LORD(!)?-FOR*-..

THEY*KNOW*NOT(!)?-WHAT*..(?)

page 47

-WHAT*(?)-..THEY*DO(!)?

-below..

-Gravity*..(?)-

-&*(GORDON’S..*/-*GIN!)?

-WILD*ORANGE..BOAR(!)?

-looks*out-from..

-THE*PANTS*WORLD(!)?

-beneath(?)..

-THE*ETERNAL..(CAR*WASH!)?

-Globe(!)?

-$1.16..(-HOT*WAX!)?

-RED(!)?..GROSS(!)?

-Salt*Shaker!(?)

-in*front*of-..

-No.4..*BATTERY(!)?

-Me*..Wf’..(-RED*BALL*CAP!)?

-About*..(-To*Bat!)?

-left*handed(?)

-while..(BLACK*HELENA!)?-

-Put*Spit/-..on-..(THE*BALL!)?

-Ooops(!)?-..Two*Oranges(!)?

-without*/-..*Navels(!)?

-to*thow..to-

-DEATH’S*CATCHER(!!)?

-(givin’..th’..*Sign?)

-(givin’..th’..*Chance?)

-3*LEAF(!)?

-FINGERIN’..th’..

-CLOVER(!)?

-RED*..while..*DEATH(!)?

-S’UMPIRE*(?)-CALL’S*..

-BATTER*OUT(!)?

-BETTER*OUT..(!)?

-Than..*DEAD(!)?

-another..(-DEATH’S*..*HEAD!)?

-*TONGUES..(!)?

-with..(SNAKE*..FORKED*../-*TONGUE!)?

page 48

-Kissing*..(?)(-TH’*DUNCE(?))

-like..(-SPITTING*../-*COBRA!)?

-below..

(-Helena?)-..(RED*HATTED!)?

-&*..(GREEN*HATTED(?)..*Suzy!)?

-Calling*OUT/-(!)..FOUL*BALL/-(!)..&-

-*STRIKE*../-(!)*THREE(!)?

-YOUR’E*../-..*OUT(!)?

-YOUR’E*../-..*IN(!)?

-&*GREEN*HATTED*/..-*SUZY(?)

-Says..(?)

-EGYPTIAN*../-*HATS(!?)?

-Are*Really..*ROMAN(!)?

-so*turn*..

-th’(-Sun*Dial!)?

-TWO*CHICKS(!)?

-..*HEADS(!)?

-Getting*..*More-

-MORE*MADDER(!)?

-in*This*PLATTER(!)?

-&*..(-IRON*CITY!)?

-*BEER(!)?..

-Foams*(?)

-RED/-..WHITE/-..*CIRCLES(!)?

-before..(RED*GROSS*(-DIZED*..

-ALT*(?)-)-translated..

-RED*CROSS*/-..IODIZED*SALT(!)?

-No. 3

-on..*WHITE*DICE(!)?

-THE*ROUSSI*..(?)-FROM..*WATUSSIE(!)?

-(SMOKIN’*..(?)-cig*/-..WITH*GREEN?)

-HUNTERS(!)?

-HAT*(!)?

-RED*CLOVE(?)-4(?)

-BUMBLER*(!)?-..

-(Jokes*On..*Us!)?

-(JOKER’S*/-..*SHADOW!)?

page 49

-next*to..

-(CARNATION*..*CAN/-..O’*MILK!)?

-wf’..

-(ELECTRONIC*..EYE!)?

-Vault(?)-..or*Safe!(?)

-from*you(?)..

-LA*PACE/-..*WINGS(!)?

-&*MUSTACHE(!)?-&*..

-UNO*..*TREI..’S(!)?

-one*/-..three*/-..?

-to*you(?)

-(BLUE*/-(?))..

-BALLOON*..(RED?)-BALLOON*(?)

-*Arentino/-..*Written(!)?

-next*.*to..(?)

-RED*/-RED*/-..(?)

-..*CROSS(!)?

-PURPLE*BALLOON(!)?

-&*Matoes..(?)

-Not*..*Written(?)

-next*to..

-(above*..4*..*-/..*DECAYING(!)?

-*OR_ANGES(!)?

-no*longer*orange/-..but/-..Grey*Green(!)?

-&*ARI’S*..*DOUBLE(!)?

-2yrs.-to..9yrs.(?)

-*Old(?)-*Reflection/-..(?)-in*the..*MIRROR(!)?

-Meanie/-..(?)-INADEQUATE(!)?-SUB*(!)?-

-CONSCIOUS*..(ARCH*..TYPE*../-(?)-?)

-fumbling..*(?)-

..(?)-ORANGE*..tennis*balls(!)?

-above..

-THE*..(-GREEN*../-*TRAIN!)?

-CAR*(!)?-..(-Yolanda*Cup!)?

-next*to..

(-PINK*../-*THRILL!)?

-no*name*on*it(!)?

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-&*TWO*..SPIRITUAL*(?)(?)

-(-BRIGHT*../-*ORANGES!!)?

-next*to..

-*OBSENCE(!)?

-..OBSCENE*../-*PRESENCE(!)?

-..*Circle(!)?

-NO.2..(?)

-(*RED!)?-&*ME(!)?

-GIVING*INSTRUCTIONS(!)?

-for..THE(-LETTER *(- 5..RED*..!))?

-Again(!)?-..GIANT*WHITE*/-..DICE(!)?

-wf’..-1 X 2 3(?)-BLACK*/-..*DOTTS(!)?

-Called*Numbers..for*the*Gamble(!)?

-as*you/-..Are*Saying(!)?

-bye*Now/-..Mye*faithful*Reader(!)?

-GOD(!)?-..WHATTA’..(-BLUE*/-..LITTERAL*../

-/..*NIGHT..*MARE!)?

-3

-*Muses/-..in..*N.Y.C.(?)

-unable..(?)

-to..(-Remember*..*Paris!)?

-Old*...(-French*..*/-Masters!)?

-Could*Not/-..(?)-*Sculpt(?)-..

-Or*Paint(!)?..

-these*Live*..(?)-*Models(!)?

-So*Well/-..(!)?-

-*Burdened(!)?-with(?)-..New*World*(?)-..

-*Statistics(!!!)?

-Ready*/-..(?)-for*you*../-*Know(!)?

-*What(!)?

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-like..

-(BLACK*DOUBLES!)?

-dice..*thrown(!)

-..twice(?)

-(SNAKES!!)?

-dotts(!)-..for..*eyes(!)

-Numbers*(?)..*-Branded(!)

-On*../-(*Bottoms!)?

-BRAND*SIGN!!(?)

-The..Rocking*(A!)?

-but*those..FILLIES(!)?

-just*..Come*out(!)-..

-of..(FIL’S*../-*RESTURANT!)?

-Looped*On..(?)

-..*HIGHBALLS(!)?

-In(?)

..*HIGHHEELS(!)?

-From*Some/-..(COCK*&*BULL*-..

-*STORY!)?

-*TWISTIN’(!)?../

-(THEIR*..COCK*..*TAILS!)?

-EYES*..*PRINTED(!)?-

-BLACK*(?)-er’..BLUE*(?)

-(-like*Mye*..*Humor?)

-THESE*TWINS(!!)?

-his.

-shadow’s(?)-..always..(?)

-ahead(!)?../

-of*Him/-..(?)-/..&*Time(!)?

page 52

-he*Noticed(!)?..(-Night*-

-Stick*/-..*Waggling(!))?

-No*Error(?)-..Could*Uncork(!)?-

-(This../-*Umbrella!)?

-at*1st../-*Glance(?)

-His*Head(?)-..On*Backwards(!)?

-A..(?)-..*Cop(!)?

-(Caught*As../-*Perp(!)?..-I*(?)

-E*../-*Traitor(!))?

-Wf’..His*(-Pants*..

-*Down!)?

-to*You(?)-That*Want/-..(?)

-To*Learn(!)?-Take*This..*Tidbit(!)?

-&*..(Shove*It!)?

-&*Never(?)-Look*..*Shadows(?)-..

-N’..(The*Face!)?

-Be*Crass(!)?-

-”Listen*..To*/..*Your/..*Elders(!)?

-Er’..Click*Uv’..Er’..

-*Heels(!)?

-To*Learn(!)?..-(‘s..Not*To/-..*Hear!)?

-To../-*Speak(!)?

-*Before../-(You*..*/-Jump!-)(?)

-(To*Make../-..A*Citizen’s(?)-..*Arrest(!)?)

-Does*Not(!)?-/..Give*You(!)?

-A*Blue*/-..Suit!)?”

-i*hear..(?)

-you*whisper(!)?

..-without..*hope(?)

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-o..(-to/-..*mye..*throat!)?

-the*streets..

-are*wet..(?)

-*again(!)?

-black*cars..(?)

-break*up..(?)

-&*shimmer/..(wet!)?

-high*lites/-..(?)

-magic*(-*dream..?)

-i*..am*..lonely*(?)

-as*if(?)-..i*am-..(?)

-(supposed*..to*?)

-table..(?)

-wf’..

-dried*../-*lemon(!)?

-cinnamon*../-scissors*..&-

-EPSOM*SALT(!)?

-BLACK*PEPPER/-..(!)?

-fork*knife/-..&*JIF*(-*Peanut-

-Butter!)?

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-ALL(!)?-..

-Possibilities/-..(?)-of..*Poetry(!)?

-by../-(Richard..*Kostelanetz!)?

-mouth-?

-open*-..?

-lips*..*smiling(?)-

-lips*turned*up/-..*tapping(!)?

-gently*/-..ever*so*../-?

-gently*/..(?)-*white(!)?

-*cane(!)?..

-black*tipped/-..(?)

-touching/-..in*cadence(!!)?

-at*/-..(?)

-regular*(?)-/..*beats(!!)?

-to*time(!!)?-..to*tune/-..(?)

-of(?)-..drizzling*rain(!!)?

-slipping*(?)..

-(-gently*(?)-..one*foot..(!))?-

-two*foot/-..on/-..(slick*concrete!)?

-then..stepping*down(!)?

-over*(?)-..*yellow(?)-

-line*of-..(1st*step!)?

-of..7th*ave./-..SubWay(!)?

-(going*to../-..walk*on?)-..

-water*../-like*JESUS(!)?..

-or..(?)-(RISING*LIKE*LAZARUS!)?

-down(?)..-next(?)-Image*Of*-..

-Steps/-(?)..To*Boarding(!)?

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-the..(-DYRE*AVE.!)?

-taking*..(?)

-the..(-Working*..*Class/-..?)?

-/-..Crowd*(!)?

-(*Home(!)?-..Their*Eyes*Full(!!)?

-of../-*LIGHT(!!)?

-..Their*-(Mouth’s*../-..*Turned*Down!(?))

-*PUSHING(!)/-..*SHOVING(!)?..(?)

-Until/-..(?)-They*See(!)?-..The..*Woman(!)?

-Wf’*(-SUNKEN*..*SOCKETS/-..?)?

-Not.*/-..*Speaking(!)?-But*..*SMILING(!)?/-

-..*LOOKING*STRAIGHT?_..*FORWARD(!!)?

-UNFRAID(!)-..(?)

-They*Part/-..(?)-..Like*SEA?-..?

-Uv’..*GALLIEE(!)?-

-Or..(RED*SEA/-..ROLLED*BACK!)?-..

-As..THE*HOLY*WATER*../-(?)-For../-*MOSES(!!)?

-(-BLIND*../-AS*A../-BAT!(?))-

-(ON*GOD’S../-*RADAR!)?-

-Her*Eyes../-../*CLOUDY*WHITE(!)?-

-as..(Blue*Stones!)?

??-

-runnung..

-(for*top*dog!)?

-(top*/-..*honcho!)?

-not..(-to*be*famous!)?

-no*solution/-..to*vote*for(!)?

-starting(!)?-..at*bottom*line(!)?

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-(blue*?)..

-verbal*crows(!?)-line*up(!)?

-winging*it(!)?-big*words/-..offend*us(!)?

-(blue*romance*/-..has*it’s..*flower(!))?

-3/4*death(!)/-..to*living(!)?

-(THE*HORIZION*BUTLER..

-DID*IT(!)?)

-(they..all*..run*Blue-..(?)

-like*Ants(?))-..to*the*Mental(?)-

-Folicle*..(blue!)?

-FEELER’s*FEEDING*FEELER’s(!)?

-Blue(!)?

-Off*Shoots/-..of(-AN*UP..*SHINNed?)

-Time*(?)

-Blue(!)?

-Smelling*Down*Wind(!)?

-&*blue(!)?

-After*The*..*Winning(!)?

-then*what(?)

-(blue*?)

-after*Imagination’s*Quote(!)?

-”blue*women..are*all*alike!”

mouth..-

open(?)-like*the-moon(!)?

you..(-took*it*N’?)-

the*(-Total*Root!)?

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-of*Man’s(!)?..*IMAGINATION(!)?

chewing*..N’*sucking(!)?

the*total*Must(!?)..

-of*..A*(-MILKY*POEM!)?

when..

(walking*North!)?-Sun*..from*South(!)?

-shadows*Fall(!)?..-*North(!)?

-(-get*It!)?

-1727*METRO*BUS..-3635*BLACK*HAT(!)?

-CIGAR*FUMES/-..(?)-(STOP*SIGN*BLACK!)?

-by*Stero(?)-..

-*Phonic(!)?

-*Sound!(?)

(-when*Walking/-..*West!(?)

-Sun*from*East(!))?

-shadows*Fall(!)?-..-*North(!)?

-(-get*It!)?

(y’*Know/-..Your’e*Listening!)?

-well(?)-To*..Read*It/-..?

-the*way(?)-/..Her*Legs(?)-

-..Angle’s*..*Out(!)?

-from..(-*Knees(?)

-(Turns*Me*On!)?

-To..(Convoluted*..*Forms(!)?)

-”Can*You..(Tell*Me?)..Where*The-Avenue!)?..-

-Of*..*America..*Is(?)”

-One*block/-..Straight*Ahead(!)

-I*Said(!)?

-Her*..(Green*..*Pants/-So*..*Tight!)?

-I*Thought(!)?-..They’d..*POP(!)?

-Oh*Yeah..Hey(!)..-Big*Daddy(!)?

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-dog(!)?

-for*Sure(!)?

-hanging*Cheeks(!)?

-*Jowls(!!)?

-*Sq...(-Like*Barking..(?)

-dog(!))?

-I*Don’t..(?)-Believe*It(!)?

-So*This*Is/-..Where(?)..

-(WALT*DISNEY..GETS*THEM!)?

-then..(-the*cough!)?

-(-the*Cure!)?

-Like*This..(-Doggy*Conductor!)?

-IRISH(!)?

-Drunk*/-..or(-Three*Feet/-..*Deep!)?

-Barking(!!)?-..at*the(-*Moon!!)?

-But..(-*Yells*Out!)?

-MILL*.......*BURN(!)?

-Said*/-..Wf’..(Total*../-*Breakage!)?

-Uv’..(-Total*../-IRISH*..*Song(!))?

-of*Vowell(!)?-..

-with*Hair/-..(?)-on*..(-His*Face!)?

-&*Blue../-*Eyes(!)?-like..

-blue*dog(?)-..well(?)-

-dog(!)?-anyway(!)?

-or..(-BLUE*../-*CARICATURE!!)?

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-black..

-n’..*blue(!)?

-marks(?)-on..*your-..

-..*neck(!)?

-nipples(!)-&*..

-neath*arms(!)?

-like*some..(?)

-(Egyptian*Heiro-..

-*Glyphs(!))?

-or*Crete*Vase(!)?

-painted*/-..by

-Some*Master/-*Hand(!)?

-A*Master../-Of*(?)-..

-”BRUISES!”(?)

-midges..

-black*..&*..blue*(?)

-flys*..

-(-Flying*..*Around!)?

-(-PRE*..*META*..*PHYSICAL!)?

-at..*intervals(!)?

-Like*Dots(!)?-*SPLATTERED(!)

-Like*..Black*..*Paint!)?

-on*..One*Window(!)?

-&*One*Window/-..*Only(!)?

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-Car/-*Blue*../-&*White(!)?

-No.4(!)?

-317*ERIE-..*LACK*..A*..-

-WANNA(!)?

-NO*SMOKIN’(?)

-Sign(!)?-..(above?)

-(-NEW*WINSTON/-..*ULTRA*..-

-Sign/-..(?)-Seein’..(?)

-*GUY*WF’..RED*BALL*..

-CAP*ON(!)?)

-Cig*Stuck/-..N’*Mouth(!_?

-(-nonchalant*look!)-..Mother*Died-?

-from*Cancer/-..Helena*Too(!)?

-only*5mg./-..of*Tar(!)?

-”But*What*About(?)-The-..?

-Rest*Of*Us(!!!)”?

..these*black*spots/-..?

..before*our/-..*eyes(!!)?

-lookin’at..*Orange(!)?-..

-(a..*landscape(?)..-)

-on..(-LOCAL*SUMMIT*LINE!)?

-with..(-Blue*Psyche!)?

-FI'-NI!

-THIS*BOOK/-..*PUBLISHED..-ON*LINE/-..(C)-2010-

IN*THREE*PARTS! ..-THIS IS/-..PART*THREE!

”*BRUISES!..(-BLACK/- N’.. -BLUE!!)"?-(60 poems).poets© dedication: to girls-who.. -have..gone*away(?)-with.. -a*copy..of*Bruises(!)?

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