PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD’S 47th*POETRY*BOOK: -”(MOTOR*MOUTH!)”? -1ST*EDITION/-..(C)-15*POEMS-
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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, 2008-2016.
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/-..
-LIBER*/-..*TIES(!)?
-Using*Low*Class*Slang/-
..-With*Hier*Archial*Voice(!?)
-(NARR*I*TIVE*PROSE)-
-(WRITTEN*IN*OMAR*KHYYAM*or*THOMAS*GREY’S/-..*QUATRAIN*)!?
POEM ONE:
-SINCE*I*HAVE*NO*WAY*/-..-UV’*KNOWING*/-..-(AS*I*DON’T*HAVE*CALLER*WAITING)-
LISTED*ON*MYE*PHONE*LIST(!)?-..-(EVERY*CALL*COULD*BE*HELEN*LIEB*HABER/-..-DE*M-?
ANDING*HER*-/-..-50*50/-..-MINUTES*YELLING/-..-(SHE’S*KEEP*ING*ING*ME*/-..-*ALIVE*?
)-..-(WHILE*PEOPLE/-..-IN*IN*SANE*CRIMINA*LY*INSANE?_>>YELL*?_>>(GOD*OFF*ULL*YE-
LL’S*?_>>I*GUESS*?_>>_FROM*(THE*HELL*?_>>-THEY*CAME*FROM!?)_>>&*R”*GOING*T-
O*HELL’S*PLAY*HOUSE*/-..-DOWN*ON*/-..-(CONEY*IS*LAND!?)_..-AT*ABOUT*3:45AM*O-
N*A*COLD*NIGHT*/-..-N’*NOVEMBER*-SOME*YEAR’S*AGO(!)?_..-THAT*HAS*BEEN*BOU-? G HT*?_..-SO*DEATH’S*TRANS*SIS*TION/-..-WILL*FEEL*LIKE*THE*EARTH*LIFE/-..THEY*LEFT
-ONLY*(GOD*KNOWS!)?_..-&*MAY*BE*JESUS(!?)_..-(GOD*KNOWS!?)?-..-*ONLY(!)?-..-&*TH-
AT’S/-..-THE*WAY*IT*SHOULD*BE/-..-IF*you*Grew*Up/-..IN*THE*BIBLE*BELT*/-..-UV’*TEXAS-
OKLAHOMA*or*KAN*SAS*/-..-WF’*BEAUT*I*FULL*/-..-(HIGH*SKIES!)?_..-FULL*GOD’S*WHE
AT*&*PRAIRE*(BOOM*COCK*CHICKENS!)?_..-(GETTING*THROATY*ABOUT*IT!)?_..-SING*A
*SONG*BELLOW*ING*OUT*/-..-(LIKE*THE*PAST*/-..-MARIO*LANZA*HEART*FELT*ARIAS*(?
)-..OR*BETTER*STILL*/-..-EN*RICO*CARUSO(!)?_>>-(MYE*LOVE*DARLING!)?-..-WAIT*ING*N’
BACK*GROUND*/-..-POSSESSED*&*BOOM*COCK*READY(!)?-..-(RIGHT*ERNEST*/-..-LIKE*SH
-OOTING*DUCK’S*/-..AT*DAWN*/-..-WF’*OUT*/-..-SHOT*GUN*/-..-JAM*MING*/-..-*YEAH!?
POEM TWO:
AS*TO*/-..(PRACTI*CLE*MEASURES(!?)-..-(I*LIKE*IT*/-..-WHEN*I*SEE*/-..-(SWAMP*GRASS*?- *IN*AC*CRATR*CL*ES/-..-(REMEM*BER*ING/-..AL*MINER’S/-..-(WOULD*BE*POET****(*(P-.. **&(*(PICK*UP*FROM*2nd*AVE.*BAR* &*HIS*DECISION*/-..-(TO*BRING*HER*HERE*/-..-??&*(KNOCK*OVER*A*FEW*CAN*VAS*ES!?)-BE*-CAUSE*?_>>-SHE*LIKED*-..(ROUGH*SEX!?)-
LIKE*NOT*OWN*/-..OR*HAVE*MORE*OBJECTS/-..TO*TAKE*CARE*OF(!?).=..&*LEADS*TO-?
( CONSTANT*THEATRICAL*COUNT*/-..OF*-(HOW*MANY*SWAMP*BLADES*OF*GRASS!)*?-
*SEEDS*/-..-CAN*ONE*PUT*/-..-ON*-(HEAD*UV’*/-..A*RED*HEADED*PIN*(!?)_-*JACKSON*
-that*Had*Come*/-..up*From*BirmingHAM-..-ALA*BAMA(!)?_..-TO*DE*FEAT*/-..GENERAL*LEE
.-*AT*GETTYS*BURG*/-..-LIKE*RIGHT*ON*MAMA*(!)?-..-RIGHT*WACO*MOTHER/-..-WORD??
*READER*/-..-SINCE*YOU*QUIT*THE/-..-MASTER*ART*CLASS/-..-BECAUSE*SUM*RE*LATIVE-?
-NOW*OWNS*-(RIGHTS*TO*NIGHT’S/-..-TONIGHT*CLUB*/-..-&*SELLS*AL*CO*HOL?_>>-PR-?
OBABLY*SMIR*IN*OFF*/-..-AS*RUSSIAN*JEW*/-.(DRUNK*CRITIC*/-*GONE*SPASTIC*KIN?-.
&*(DOESN”T*AD*VISE*YOU?)_>>TO*STAY*IN*?_>>(MYE*CLASS/-..-TO*MAY*BE*LEARN*-?
-BOOM*COCK*PAN*HANDLE*PERS*PECT*TIVE*/-..-&*THE*WAY*?_>OF*THE*5*CIVILIZED*-
*TRIBES?_>_(PUT*IN*STATE*OF*?_>>_OKLA*HOMA!)?_>>BYE*WHICH*PRES(!)?_-(I*SHOUL-.
NOT*MEN*TION?_>>-..CON*SID*ER*ING*/-..-(THE*VIOLENCE*UV’/-..-(THE*NYC*TIMES!!)??
POEM THREE:
..-WHICH*UP*SET*?_>>_*ME*/-..-TER*REFI*C*ALY(!)?-?-SHALL*I*../-START*AGAIN*HORACI-.
O*?_>&I*KNOW*YOU*/-..’*R*/-..-NOT*A*SLOW*ART*IS*TIC/-..-LEARN*ER/-..-(HIDING*IN*-
*YOUR*MORRIS*TOWN*ATTIC/-..-PROB*A*LY*/-..-IN*BIBE*ING/-..(RIGHT*NOW*IN*GOOD
*RED*WINE*&*IT’S*WONDER*FULL*RES*VIER*ATROL(!)_..-(LIKE*THE*BOTTLES/-..-YOU*GA-
VE*ME(!)?-..-AS*THE*GOOD*STUFF(!)?-..-(YOU*BET*CHA!)?-LIKE*/-..SARAH*BERN*HART?_>>
DRESSED*AS*HAM*LET*/-..IN*1899/-..-(LOOK*ING*TOUGH*ENOUGH*/-..-TO*TAKE*ON*-
THE*MS13*GANG*STONED*ON*RU*FIES/-..COCKE*/-..-OR*-(CHINA*WHITE!)?_..WF*BLOO
D*/-..ON*THEIR*MIND’S/-..-OUT*IN*/-..-(LONG*IS*LAND*GANGS!)_(?)-..-(KILLING*YOUTH’
S)-..-AS*OWNER*/-..-UV’*ISLANDS*/-..(STREET*CORNERS!?)-..-(HOW*PIT*I*FUL/-..-SISTER*H-? O’S?/-..-WHATTA*LIFE*/-..-TO*LISTEN*TOO(!)?-..-YOUNG*BROS(!)?-..-ME*START*AGAIN(!!!!?)
“(I*DON’T*KNOW*/-..IF*YOU*GET*IT(!)?-..-*BUBBA*(!)?-..-(&*YOU*GOTTA*STOP*PLAY*IN?
G*TOUCH*FOOT*BALL*(!?)_>>_-(BECAUSE*YOU*GET*DE*MERITS/-..-FOR*NOT*CLEAN*IN-
YOUR*M-ONE*RIFLE/-..-WIF’/-..(NO*OKLA*HOMA*DUST*/-..-N”*BORE*UV’/-YOUR*RIFLE(?)
-&*AF*TER*/-..KNOCK*ING*CAP*ITAN*COLD/-..-(Because*He*CALLED*ME*/-..-SON*OF*BIT
-CH*/-..FOR*MARCH*ING/-..(MYE*SQUAD*BACK*WARDS/-..AS*A*JOKE*/-..TO*THE*SERIO
-US*HEAT*UV’/-..-(THE*SUN!)?_..-RATHER*THAN*(COURT*MARSHAL*ME!)_..(PRO*MOT*ED-
*ME*?_>>BY*MAJOR*COR*NEL?_>>_(TO*SARG*ENT*MAJOR!)?_>>-SO**I*MARCH*ED*TH
PRIVATES*?_>>(N”*THE*OKLA*HOMA*SUN?_>>4or5*HOURS?>>(TILL*THEY*PASSED*OUT.
-&*(HEAR*I*AM*TODAY*?_>>WF”*YOU*READ*ING*MYE*BOOK*?_>>LISTEN*ING*TO*RA
_IN*?_>>&*(LOVE*ING*YOUR*/-..(RUNN*A*WAY*DAUGHT*ERS*BEING*CALLED*PRE D*-? ATOR/-..(BYE*WACO*MAMA!)?-..-(COURSE*SHE*TOLD*ME*GUSTAF*KLIMPT/-..-WAS*NAZI?
POEM FOUR:
-TO*BE*CON*TIN*UED/-..*SANDRO*/-..*SON*/-..AS-(IF*THIS*DOES’NT*/-..(GALL*YOUR*B- ALLS*/-..-ALL*THAT*RHET*I*RIC*/-..-UV’*/-..-(OKLAH*OMA*STATE*/-..(-ON*THE*PEOPLE’S?-?
PLAQUE*/-..*IS-..(IN*LABOR*YE*SHALL*/-..-BE**MADE*GOOD**HAPPY*/-..-OR*LABOR*IS*-
GOOD*FOR*HEALTH(!)?--AS*WITH*/-..-WILL*RODERS*/-SAID*”(I*NEVER*MET*A*MAN*I*?? _>>(I*DIDN’T*LIKE?)-AS*I*CAN*SAY*/-..(NEVER*MET*A*WOMAN*?)/-..-(I*DID’NT*LOVE!)?
-AS*/-..-OLIVER*WENDELL*HOL*MES/-..(JUDGE****(-*SAID-..”*MAN*/-..HAS*HIS*WILL*/-..-(AND*WOMAN*HAS*HER*WAY”?
POEM FIVE:
-YES*NANCY*MYE*HYPER*SISTER*?-..-(“IWILL*GO*CHECK/-..THE*MAIL*BOX/-..HERE*IN*NY
C./-..(!?)_.._*BUT*&?-(THE*BANK*?_>>WAS*CLOSED!?)..-AND*IT*WAS*GOOD*STROLL*BE*
CAUSE*I*BOUGHT*/-..(TWO*LITTLE*19” X 23”/-..GOLD*FRAMES/-..-TO*PAINT*ON/-..-FROM
BLACK*CURB*STREET*MAN/-..-SO*HE*COULD*EAT*BEFORE*THE*RAIN’S*SETS*IN(!)?-SOO-
N*IT*BEING*CLOUDY*COVERED*SATUR*DAY!)?--&*LIKE*ME*(DRAGGING*ONE*FOOT!?)-P-
ARA*LET*IC*LIKE*/-..HIM*WALKING*&*TALKING*GINGER*LY/-..ON*(SIXTH*AVE./-..-!!!?)*LAUGH*ING*/-..-SAY*ING/-..(I*RE*MEMBER*YOU!)?-..-YOUR*THE*ONE’S*COUSIN/-..WHO*-
OWNS/-..(MOUNTAIN*DOWN*IN*ALABAMA/-..-PRIDE*MOUNTAIN/-..-&*BEAR*CREEK(!)?-?-
ME*LOOK*ING*AT*HIM(!)?-..-&*SAY*ING/-..(MYE*COUSIN*JUST*DIED/-..-(THIS*MONTH??)
-HIM*SAY*ING/-..-GLORY*BE*(!)?-..-HIS*EYES*A*GREE*ING*LY*SAD(!)?-..-HERE*LET*ME*GI-
VE*YOU*YOUR*TEN*BUCKS(!)?-..--(I*THANKED*HIM*?_>>_&*SAID*SEE*YA*LATER(!?_..??)-..
ON*SIXTH*AVENUE*/-..-THINGS*CAN*GET*IN*TI*MINT/-..-ES*soiusLY*IN*MONTH*UV’*T-
AURUS*/-..-MONTH*OF*NEW*LITTLE*FLOWERS(!)?-..-”WHERE’S-..(MYE*SON?)_..-I*DON’T*K
NOW*BUSTER!(?)_..-GOTTA*GO*CALL*/-..-MYE*SISTER-..-(LONG*DISTANCE!)?-..-&*THOSE*/-
INDIAN*Socialis*SURE*/-..-SMELL*GOOD/-..-UNTIL(THE*GREASE*SET’S*IN/-..-WHAT*EYE*BR
OWS/-..-THAT*MAN*HAD(!)?-..-SHE*SAID/-..-BETTER*RUN/-..-THE*RAIN’S/-..COME*ING*Now
-..-YES***NOW*(!)?
POEM SIX:
YES/-*YES*/-**YES**(!)?-..-(YOU*ARE*RIGHT!)?-..-START*A*GAIN(!)?-..-END*ING*UP/-..N’*S-
OUTH*ORANGE*/-..-ORDER*ING*BLUE*BERRY*SCONE/-..-AT*(CAIT*&*ABBEY’S)?-..-A*LOST-
ARTIST*-LISTEN*ING/-..TO*ALL*THE*/-..-GOBB*LY*GOOK*(!)?-..-&*(DRINK*ING*A-..$1.75*C
AIT*&*ABBEY’S/-..-(MIRA*CLE*DRINK*/-..-WF’/-..-(CAR*MELL*ED*SEASON*ER/-..-REALLY*HO
T?-..ON*MYE*THIN*PIANO*ED*HANDS*(!)?-..-*THROB*BING/-..-FROM*POUND*ING/-..*TO-
O*HARD*/-..IN*(MONTH*OF*MAY!?)-..-(*WONDER*ING*HOW*LOR*RAINE’S*DOING!???)-WF’/-..(HER*FORM*UV’/-..-*CANCER*/-..-(AFTER*CO-*HABITING*WF’*ME*/-..-FOR*7*YEARS
-AT*(HER*PLACE*/-..-TELLING*ME?_>>SHE*WILL*PROB*A*LY?_>>GET*CANCER-/-..&*SHE*DI
-D(!!!!)?-..-MAKES*HER*WOMAN’S*IN*TUI*TIVE/-..-SEEMLY*FINE(!)?_>>-*WONDER*WHAT*-
-HER*DOC*TOR’S*/-..-(LATE*EST*REPORT*/-..-ON*HER*SIXTH*SENSE*/-..-IS*NOW*CHEM O **** THER*PY*PILL(!)?)-..-(MISS*HER*IN*PAINTING*CLASS!)?)-LOVED*HER*QUOTE/-.”(I*DO-
N’T*KNOW*ANY*THING(!)?”-SHE*ACTU*ALLY*DID*N’T/-EX*CEPT*WHAT*I*HAD*TAUGHT*
HER*FOR-*YEARS/-..BEYOND*COLLEGE*OF*FAIR*LEIGH*DICK*IN*SON*/-&*7*YEARS /-..BE
YOND*COLLEGE*OF*FAIR*LEIGH*DICK*IN*S*&*BEYOND*COMMON*IL *LA*STRATION-?
ENDED*UP*IN/-..(MYE*CLASS*/-.._IN*(SUMMIT*NEW*JERSEY/--*SCHOOL*FOR*VISUAL*A
T’S/-..&*(WAS*HEALTHLY*HAPPY)?->>(CO*PLACE*ENT*LY*A*COW?)-..-*MOO*ING*ART??
POEM SEVEN:
-WOMEN*WANDER*ING*AROUND/-..-(OTHER*MEN*/-..-LOOKING*FOR*THE*MASTER*/-..* TEACHER/-..&FROUGHT*WF’/-..-EXTREME*ANXIETY/-..-(ABOUT*DO*I*LOOK*BETTER/-..-IN*YE
LLOW*OR*RED!!)?-..or*SHOULD*I*GO*/-..TO*HIS*STUd*IO*/-..IN*N>Y>C(!)?-..OR*CALL*HIm*ME/-..ON-*TELEPHONE*wf’/..(PINK*FLOYD*2)??-..-(WAKE*ING*/-..-HIM*TO*PLEASURE*)?
YES*SAYS*?_>>(THE*MASTER*CLOCK!/-)?-..=(HANG*ING*RIGHT*ON*HIS*/-..-WALL*WORK E-D*OVER*/-..-BYE*PACK*ISTAN*I*AN*CON*STRUCT*ION*ALI(!)?-..(THAT*DIDNOT*FALL*?-
YET*with*ALL*/-..(THE-*KNUCKLE*HEADS*/-COMING*IN*&*OUT*/-..-OF*HERE/-..-(*I*THINK *ABOUT*TO(STEAL*/-.._*ER”GET*a*PAINT*ING(!)-.._(YES*I*HAVE*BEEN*STOLEN*BE*FORE(?)
&*(TWO*HAVE*ARRIVED*?_>>_*BACK*?_>>FROM*PARIS*?_>>_AFTER*7*LONG*YEARS*-?-TO*DAY?_>>_(TIGHT*LY*WRAPPED*/-..&*CRATED*-RIGHT*LAUREN*C*(!)?-..-(SO*BE*IT!!)???-
-ANOTHER*DAY/-..-ANOTHER*DOLLAR*OB*BLID*ER*ATED(!)?_..-THANK*YOU*LAUREN(!)???
-AS*CON*STRUCT*ION*WORKER*/-..-SAID*-”IF*I*STOLE*A*CANVAS*?_>>-(FROM*YOU*”T
HEY*WOULD*LOCK*ME*UP/-..-(FOR*EVER/-..-BECAUSE*IT’S*NOT*WORTH*IT/-..-BUT*ILOVE-
YOUR*WORK(!)?_..-&*BECAUSE*I”M*(DARK*SKINNED)”?-..(I*WULD*NEVER*GET*OUT*UV”
*JAIL*/-..-”(BUT*YOU*CULD*/-..-COME*VISIT*ME(!)?_..-ME*CAN”T*HELP**LIKE*ING*HIM!)?
YOU*KNOW*I*AM*FROM*GUATE*MA*L*A(!)?”-..&*(YOU*WULD*LIKE*IT*THERE*SIGNOR
”?-..-(ME*PRO*VOKED?_>>(TO*LAUGH*ING?_>>OUT*LOUD_>>(AT*HIS*HON*ESTY*LOVE?
YOU*KNOW*I*AM*FROM*GUATE*MA*L*A(!)?”-..&*(YOU*WULD*LIKE*IT*THERE*SIGNOR”-&*ON*TO*?_>>_(SAME*DAY*SER*VICE!?)_>..WF’*GANGS*RUN*NING*AMUCK*IN**BR
ONX*?_>>_(ME*WF*MEMORY*LOST*/-..-&*NAU*SEA(!?)-..-&*(MOUTH*SORE*WF”*IM*PLA
-NTS*)/-..&(NO*WAY*TO*FIX*ING*ETER*NAL*CLOCK(!)?_..-EVEN*-(WF’*E*TERNAL*KEY!)?-_..-EVEN*-?WF’/-.._DIA*BET*TIS*ME*LIT*TIS/-..*2(!)?-..-AS*MYE*MOTHER*?_>>_USTA*EAT*?
BEAUTI*FUL?_>>_(YELLOW*GREEN*CREAME*?_>>PIES*?_>>(FOR*BREAK*FAST*SLICE*AT*T
-IME?_>>WF”_(HER*COFFEE’S)?_>>_-(&*MYE*FATHER?_>>_-USTA*GO*BONK*ER”S(!?)-*ME-
*C-OM*PLETEY*FLAB*ER*GASTED(!)?-..-(&*THAT*EX*PLAINS/-..WHY*COMMIE*MAMA/-..-&* *!!!?&*WACO*MAMA*/-..-(GOT*LOCK*ED*IN*/-..*ON*_-THIER*NUDED*BODIES*TRYST*??)
-(WRAP*PED*A*ROUND*?_>>_(MORAL*LY*DE*CA*DENT*?_>>DE*SIRE*S(!)))?__-EH*THEO-
DORE*DUMAS*?_>>_(YOU*DECA*DENT?_>>APPOLLO*SECOND*PHASE*COLLECT*OR*UV’-
*MINE*?_>>&*IT”S*TIME*JUDY*?_>_(GOT*RE*COM*PENSE!)?_..(or*GREEK*POLICEMAN?).
POEM EIGHT:
-&_(THE*Rain*Starts*Again/-..-&*THE*RAIN*STARTS*AGAIN/-..-on*MAY*GENTLE*DARK*DAY
(VERY*DARK*MAY*DAY/-..-FALLING*HEAVILY*/-..-BETWEEN*THE*AL*COVES/-..-OF*BUILDIN
-GS/-..&*(I*WRITE*ING*AGAIN*/-..AFTER*MYE*SON/-..-TELLS*ME*WHAT*?-..TO*BEAT*THE?
MACHINE*/)..AT*IT’S/-..-MECHANICAL*GAME8/-..-OF*TRY*ING*/-..-(TO*CONTROL*ME*IN*
-MYE*/-..-AL*GO*RYTHMS*/-..-BELATE*ED*LY/-..-WHILE*I*DOZ/-..-(WITH*MYE*WORDS?)_..?-
-ON*THE*BEACH*UV’..-(SERAUT’S*SUN*DAY*AFTER*NOON/-..-IN*DARK*DREAM*PLAY(!)?-
but*-REALLY*STAMMER*ING/-..-TO*MYE*16*YEAR*OLD*LOVER(!)?_..-(NO*THIS/-..NO*THAT
-WE*(REALLY*CAN’T/-.-*DO*THAT!)?-..-ON*_(THIS*BEACH/-..-THEY*WULD*SKIN*US*ALIVE?)
-BUT*THEN*AGAIN/-..-(MAY*BE/-..WE*CAN*/-..-AFTER*ROMAN*POLANSKY*WENT*SO*FA-
R*/-..IN*WHAT*FATE*FULL*YEAR*WAS*IT(!)?_.-DON’T*REMEMBER/-..-YES*/-..1913*/-..VIA*-
WIN*NING*-jeu*de*Palm*AWARD*-..OR*THE*PALME*d’*OR(!)?-..-IN*CANNE*FRANCE(!)?-?
me*UP*SET/-..-OVER*HIS*PREG*NANT*WIVE’S*MURDER*BYE(CHARLES*MANSION*GROUP
-GIVE*ING*POLAND*)-..-ANOTHER*BLACK*LISTED*NAME(!)?-..-(wf‘*KNIFE*IN*THE*WAT-ER?
-RAISE*ING*ART*STAND*ARDS/-..-IN*EUROPE(!))?-..-AND*IT’S*STILL*RAIN*ING*TODAY*/-?-
MAY*BE*CELE*BRATING*/-..(THAT*DAY*&*ALL*DAY’S!)?-..-(ME*WRITE*/-ING*AGAIN*ON*
SUCH*A*DARK*DARK*DAY(!)?-..-WHILE*-(*GUESS*MELDA*?)_..-(SIT’S*IN*BACK*ROOM!?)_
POEM NINE:
I*GUESS*MR.J*TOLL*/-..WILL*SHOW*UP/-..WHEN*I*LEAST*EXPECT/-..*DEMANDING*HE*CAN*FIX*MYE*MACHINE/-..-BUT*MYE*SON*?_>>_(HAS*AL*LEV*I*ATED*THAT/-..(BYE*SIMP- -LY-SAY*ING*PAPA*/-..-(JUST*PULL*THE*PROB*LEM?_>>_DOWN*&*OFF*I*WEB(!)?_.. -SO*I *D-ID*?_>>_&*(SHO*NEOUGH!)?_>>..-(IT*WORKED!)?_..&*I*GUESS*?_>>_(WE*HAVE *BEE N*-IN*VADE*ED?_>>-..(BYE*ME*CHAN*I*CAL*ALIENS*AGAIN!)-..-&*(THE*RAIN*CON*TINE
‘ES* !?)_..-”TUTTI*FRUITTI/-..-HOW*I*MISS*THOSE*DAY’S/-..(WHEN*IT*DID’**ENT*RAIN(!?)-
POEM 10:
-&*THE*EARTH*SHOOK*AGAIN/-..-(CON*STANT*LY**BECOME*ING*MORE*SHAKE*Y!)?-??
-CALL*THEM*EARTH*QUAKES*/-..-(EVEN*IN*OKLA*HOMA*?_>>WHERE*I*ONCE*A*BOUN
ED(!)?_..-AM*STILL*CON*CERNED*ABOUT*NANCY*SELL*ING*MOTHER”S?_(OIL*RIGHTS!)?
BUT*ONE*HAS*NO*CON*TROL?_>>_OVER*a*GEM*I*NIES*LIFE(!?)_>>_(DOES*ONE*BRO
_OKLYNN-or*MOMO(!)?_..-(IT’S*a*DOG*PUG’S*LIFE!)-//-*RIGHT*(LITTLE*RICHARD-or*DAD*
-DY*WHAMMY(!)?-..-&*-..(I*DON’T*BELIEVE*IT/-..-SIT*TING*RIGHT*HERE*in*MY*LAP(!)-..???-
PHONE’S*RING*ING/-..-MUST*BE*/-..(SIS*TER*SHIRLEY*/-..or*AL*SHARP*TON*CALL*ING?
ABOUT*AN OTHER*BLACK*COM*PLAINT/-..-(uv’*EAST*HARLAM’ABODE?)-..-wf’-(SWIGGER*
-ER*BIGG-ER*BEER!?)_..-(!?)-or*(CHUBBY*CHECKER*BELTING*out*HIS*EN*THUSI*ASIM*!?)??
POEM 11:
-HEARING*A*HUM/-..-AGAIN*LAY*ING/-..-(IN*BED/-.._HEARING*MOTOR*Mouth*PURR*IN’-
?)_..-(WHILE*THE*REST*UV’/-..-(WORLD*GO’S*BYE!)?-..-(NOT*HEARING*/-..-FROM*J.P/-..or*-J.T>/-..-or*ANY*OF’/-..-MYE*FLOOZYIES(!?)_..-CELE*BRATING*MYE*NONE*EX*IST*ANCE(!)?
ON*a*FRIDAY/-..-NO*BODY*WANTS*/-..-TO*BUY(!)?-..-BUT*BOOGER*BILL-..-DE*CE*DENT*U
-BUFFALO*BILL*/-..-RIDING*HIS*FAVORITE*/-..-PAINTED*INDIAN*PONY(!)?-..-(MARK*TWAIN-
‘S**BOOK*/-..-(THE*JUMP*ING*FROG*/-..UV’*CALA*DAR*IUS*COUNTY!)?_..AL*WAY’S*A-
PPEALLED*TO*ME*?_>>-AS(MOTOR*MOUTH*RUNS/-..-THAT*WAY/-..IN*(SHARP*CRIT*IC*SI
M!)?_..-MEASURING*ALL*FROG’S*JUMP*/-..-BYE*INCHES(!)?_..-N’/-..(RURALor^URBAN*AME
-RICA!)?_>>AS*OF*THE*WORLD!)?_..-(-THINKING*WHAT*DIANNE*SPIE*VACK*/-..TOLD*ME
(PLEASE*CUM*OVER/-..-&*DO*(MYE*ASS!)?_.(*SHERROD*)!?-..-BE*CAUSE*I*HAVE*AGRO*-
-APHOBIA/-..-(&*CAN”T*LEAVE*MYE*APART*MENT!)_..-IS*SOME*REASON/-..-FOR*ME*TO*-
(AS*MOTOR*MOUTH*/-to*VISIT*HER!)?-..-THAT’s*All*I*Need*/-..-TIS*GREATER*DETAIL*SEX?
(NO*THANK*YOU*DIANNE!)?_..-(THIS*FROG*AIN’T*JUMPING!?)_.-..-(BUT*I*CULD*PAINT*?
..-YU(!?).-,,-SAC*YU*FICING*YOUR*SELF*?_>>_TO*THe*WORLD(!)?_..-WULD*PROB*ALY*MA
-KE*MOTOR*MOUTH*/-..-*SPUT*TER*(!)_>_*FASTER*(!)?-..BE*ME*EVER*?_>>SO*HUMBLE(!)
-”SLIP*IN’/-..&*SLIDD’*IN’/-..-LIKE*LITTLE*RICHARD/-..-or*CHUBBY*CHECKER*DO*AGAIN(!)!?
POEM 12:
-”YES*MAM*/-..-(ANY*THING*/-..-TO**PLEASE!)?”-..-*THAT*ELEVATOR*BELL* KEEPS*RING*I- ING*ME*DIZZY*/-..-AS*(OLD*LADIES*/-..-COME*&*GO(!)”?)-..-(THEN*THE*CARD?_>>FROM-
(HERALD*SQUARE*DENTAL*IM*PLANTS/-..-224 WEST 35th*Street)-..(16TH*FLOOR)-..-????????LOST*TO*WAITING*&*FROM*HER*..n’MAY*N>Y>C- /?)..-BETWEEN*7th/-..&th*AVE.‘S-..????from*CHAR*MAINE*&*DR.*SONG*D>D>S>-..(-&*ME*/-..-SO*THANK*FUL/-..-I*m *DONE(!)?_(Rough*AS*ARIES*Dentist*/-..-BORN*IN*SEOUL*-*KOREA (!?)-FOR*DOING*COS*METIC*SURGERY*-(WF”COPPER* PLAQUE)_>>SAY*ING*I*BEST*SEOUL*K-?OREAN*ALIVE(!)?-(&*ME*BORN*to*BREAKING*QUATRAIN*RULES)?
POEM 13:
-A*WAKING*TO*STRANGE/*-..-*SOUNDS*IN*NIGHT(!?)_?..-LIKE*SHULD*AVE’*DONE*MYE-
*HOME*WORK*/-..-(ALL*THESE*YEARS*/-..-IN*QUESTION*/-..-(WHY*IT*ALL*HAPPENED*TH-
AT*WAY*)-..*&*ME*UNABLE*TO*SWAY*/-..*OTHER’S*TO*GREAT*ER*CON*VIC*TION(!?)?
(*THAT*RED*APPLES*?_>>DON’T*TURN*YELLOW*>>IDEA”S/-..-INTO*LESSOR*DESIRE’S-*DE
-ARIE(!)?_>>..-AS*GRAND*PAW’S*CON*VIC*TION/-..IF*YOU*START*LIFT*ING*A*YOUNG-? *PIG*/-..(OVER*A*FENCE/-..WHEN*YOUNG!?)_..-AS*IT*GET’S*HEAVIER*?_>>YOU*’LL*BE*-
ABLE*TO*LIFT*HER*LATER*/-..(IN*LIFE*BE*IT*WIFE*/-..-OR*FOE!)?-..-SO*BE*IT*CHARMAINE
-AS*DOWN*N’/-..-*JA*MA*I*CA*/-..-WHERE’S*THERE’S/-..-(GOOD*MUSIC!)?-..*RIGHT*BAB-
Y*(!)?-..-BYE*THE*WAY/-..-(WHERE*IS*MONA*DENIS!)?_..-&*(MONA*YU*IN*THAT*YELLOW
*SUN*DRESS*/-..-&*(THOSE*YELL*OW*HIGH*HEELS/-..-AL*WAYS*WIGGLLING-..(FOR*ME!)-
ALL*THE*WAY/-..-..(TAHITI*/-..-er’*..-(DO*MIN*CIAN*RE*PUB*LIC!)-..N’*THAT*YELL*OW*SK
-IRT*?_>>..&*(WF’*YOUR*FRENCH*ACC*ENT!)_?-..BLIPPING*THE*WORD*/-..RITE*OFF*PAG-
-*E(!)?
POEM 14:
-YEOWEL*BABY*!!?/-..-DO*THAT*AGAIN(!)?-..-READ*TO*ME/-..-(ALL’S*THAT’S*POSSIBLE!)?-..-
WF’/-..-YOUR*(FRENCH*TON*GUE!)>-..-IN*Mye*Gentle*HAIRY*EAR’S(!)-..-BE*YOND*MID*N-
IGHT*/-..-THOSE*PINK*FORM’S(!?)_..-A*LLUM*I*NATE/-..-MYE*PRI*MORD*IAL*/-..-*SPIRIT(!)
-WF’*SOUND’S*/-..0F*RIGHT*/-.._-HERE*PINK*FORMS*SING*/-..-NAUGHT*Y*MAN*BLUES?
POEM 15:
-&*I*SAT*UP*?_>><<_like>><<..-TO*THE*LAST*SER*A*NADE*?_SAPPE-
D/-..-LIKE*DIA*BET*TIC/-..-(-ON*SUGAR!)?_>..&*-(COCAO*DREAM’S?)-..-&*(SUN*FLOWER’S)
-HOT*FROM*a*-HIRED*DIS*MISSAL(!)?-..-(RAVISHED*BYE*a*WINTER’S*DE*FEAT!)?-..-&*MY*
EY*LIDS*BURN*ING*/-..-IN*(BLUE*FLASH*E’S/-..-&*RED*LASH*E’S(!)?_..&*(PASSED*OUT!)??
-FINI*!?
.-(PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD NA
artist’s(C)COPYRIGHT-2017
POET/PAINTER/COMPOSER
MASTER*TEACHER.-13*POEMS-..*1ST*EDITION. -(C)COPYRIGHT.-..(2017).
PHILIP LAWRENCE SHERROD’S 47th*POETRY*BOOK: -”(MOTOR*MOUTH!)”? -1ST*EDITION/-..(C)-15*POEMS-
-MASTER*TEACHER&*ARTIST:-...(THAT*DIDN’T*WANT*TO*-?_..-(PUT*ANY*ARTIST’S*/-..STAR*/-..T*OUT*!)?-..-ASK*EL*SIE*O.S.(-!!!!!!!?)
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