it seems shiela has really gone and done it this time
not only has she decided that sex is the best thing since sliced onions
he laughs at this reference to shakespeare
and produces a hand written draft
he has written in response to something or another
in this or that
literary magazine
'response is never useful' I casually observe
sipping a raspberry milkshake with a hint of coffee
among the ice
oh know I am wrong
and we get it both barrels
with all the smoothness of imitated early elliott
as he reads a bus drools by time drips people do what people do
pass unobserved on the most part
certainly in art
unless it is a low budget film
when the same faces circling a window
draws attention to the hair lip
or the third extra in search of stardom
what do you think he asks
is it not ts elliott
does it not stand alongside the literary greats
will it be banned
I do so hope so
blood drips from the toes of the elegant woman at the next table
her shoes are perfect for her style
she leans over and thanks him for reading
'poets must bleed or their words mean nothing' she says
dangling her shoe
adding to the puddle on the floor
they exchange cards
in the style of kindred spirits
with an english degree of a certain age
while he is not looking
I take his poem
and eat it
his reputation must be protected
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