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snailsnail's most recent poetic fumble

(as of 24.06.2006)

angelfish dyke the black light. brighten, frightening
palm inscribed this blue stigmata self induced
cheat notes the black light. brighten, tighten up
throb, asunder. motes on. indolence. on the reverse
on the reverse on the reverse on the reverse
reverb. was not this light that came down
a tin-can telephone, cannot this be light
that projected does nothing illuminating
a verb. broken. burst. at this end of the universe
thumb through a phone book, pick a name / a number
shouting to produce the right sound down
sewer pipes up at broken lampposts in underground
car-parks. no line of sight to the lightning no
crack whore. up real close flicker accompanied
by contact making clicks aquarium makes its hummings
dial tone. bent over buttocks exposed. no soil
no air no sand the particles of dust no water
koi flare and aerated and needle down scratch
out a medley - hits a mum an arrowed heart
whirr in and out, under this skin. kith. she pulled
from the deck a burning sceptre, cackled
as required. on the other side reads lament an
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to be continued (judging by this one in about three or four years time)

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